In the 2001 Census, nearly 49 percent of Mayo people aged 20 years or older reported having taken some non-university education or training after leaving school. Nearly 14 percent of people aged 20 and older had taken some university-level courses. About two-thirds of these, or close to 8 percent of those aged 20 years or older, had completed a university degree. Twenty-two percent reported that their highest level of education was some secondary school, and 14 percent said their highest level was less than Grade 9.
