Education in Ireland 3,151 indicators covering education for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 2023 — 107th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 2022 down 33.3% 121st Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 2022 up 42.9% 115th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 2022 up 41.1% 115th Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 2022 up 34.0% 114th Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 2022 up 5.9% 108th Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year 2022 down 212.5% 159th Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 56.2% 186th Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person 2022 down 6.5% 83rd Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 548,873 2022 up 5.9% 108th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year 2022 down 212.5% 165th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 56.2% 186th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1053 units per person 2022 down 6.5% 83rd Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,411 2022 up 6.9% 108th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year 2022 down 174.5% 154th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0519 units per person 2022 down 5.7% 81st Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 278,462 2022 up 5.0% 108th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year 2022 down 263.1% 162nd Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0534 units per person 2022 down 7.4% 81st Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 456,625 2022 up 34.0% 114th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year 2022 down 47.7% 107th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,162 2023 up 30.7% 92nd Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year 2023 up 279.4% 62nd Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 233,132 2022 up 38.7% 110th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year 2022 down 40.7% 100th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,493 2022 up 29.3% 114th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year 2022 down 53.2% 103rd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102,720 2022 up 42.0% 118th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.21 % change on previous year 2022 down 178.7% 186th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 247,231 2022 up 28.3% 89th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.9368 % change on previous year 2022 up 49.9% 138th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,618 2023 up 30.0% 81st Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,544 2023 up 34.3% 105th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 134,541 2022 up 37.3% 87th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1981 % change on previous year 2022 up 105.6% 119th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 112,690 2022 up 19.0% 85th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.26 % change on previous year 2022 down 1,998.4% 136th Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 16th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year 2022 down 0.5% 21st Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 2023 up 30.7% 92nd Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 up 100.0% 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 down 25.0% 58th Population ages 15-64 65.7% 2025 up 0.2% 85th Population ages 0-14 18.1% 2025 down 15.1% 139th Lower secondary school starting age 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th Primary school starting age 5 years 2025 unchanged 186th Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0876 units per person 2022 up 18.2% 78th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 55.8% 185th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 56.5% 186th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 1,022 2022 down 36.4% 118th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 920 2022 down 29.5% 118th Page 1 of 53 Next →