Irish ‘most likely to be depressed if uneducated’

Irish people are more likely than those in all other developed countries to suffer depression if they are less well educated, writes Niall Murray.

The finding comes from an analysis of international health surveys, one showing that 23% of 25-to 64-year-olds without a Leaving Cert reported having depression in the past year, compared to just 9% of Irish people with a third-level education.