evidence: The Irish population is educated to a higher level than ever before with almost half of over-15s holding a third-level degree or similar qualification, according to the latest breakdown of last year’s census. [...] On a county-by-county basis, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown had the highest proportion of over-15s educated to third-level (65 per cent), followed by Galway City (53 per cent) and Fingal (50 per cent). [...] While 45 per cent of Irish citizens aged 15 and over had a third level degree, this climbed even higher among Indian citizens (86 per cent), Americans (74 per cent), French (74 per cent) and Germans (73 per cent).