Irish women better educated but under-represented, CSO report finds

Boys are more likely to leave school early, while females are more qualified, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Irish women better educated but under-represented, CSO report finds

Boys are more likely to leave school early, while females are more qualified, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.

More than half of women between 25 and 35 are college-educated, with less than four out of 10 men in that age bracket with a third-level qualification, the CSO's 'Women and Men in Ireland 2011' report has found.

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