Education in Ireland 128 indicators covering education for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 65.7% 2025 up 0.2% 83rd Primary school starting age 5 years 2025 unchanged 186th Population ages 0-14 18.1% 2025 down 15.1% 137th Lower secondary school starting age 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th School enrollment, primary 96.5% 2022 down 5.5% 146th Primary education, teachers 42,162 2023 up 30.7% 92nd School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% 2022 down 4.5% 128th School enrollment, primary, male 95.5% 2022 down 6.5% 150th Labor force, total 2.91 million 2025 up 27.4% 113th Labor force, female 46.9% 2025 up 3.7% 67th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9965 GPI 2020 down 0.4% 83rd School enrollment, secondary 130.6% 2022 up 10.9% 9th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 1.5 per 1,000 2024 down 31.8% 183rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.1 per 1,000 2024 down 15.4% 182nd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.3 per 1,000 2024 down 40.0% 190th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.3 per 1,000 2024 down 25.0% 178th Secondary education, teachers 32,531 2023 — 107th School enrollment, secondary, female 136.1% 2022 up 14.0% 6th School enrollment, secondary, male 125.3% 2022 up 7.8% 11th School enrollment, tertiary 77.6% 2022 up 13.8% 36th School enrollment, primary, private 1.0% 2022 up 26.5% 193rd School enrollment, preprimary 95.4% 2020 down 7.9% 34th School enrollment, tertiary, male 69.7% 2022 up 5.2% 24th School enrollment, tertiary, female 85.7% 2022 up 22.1% 40th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.1 GPI 2020 up 4.0% 28th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.19 GPI 2022 up 12.3% 103rd Secondary education, teachers, female 22,111 2023 — 92nd Primary completion rate, female 94.9% 2022 down 4.6% 93rd Primary completion rate, male 92.6% 2022 down 3.7% 101st Government expenditure on education, total 2.9% 2021 down 49.7% 150th Secondary education, general pupils 373,014 2017 up 40.9% 107th Lower secondary completion rate, total 100.8% 2022 up 0.4% 22nd School enrollment, preprimary, female 95.3% 2020 down 7.8% 34th School enrollment, preprimary, male 95.4% 2020 down 8.0% 34th Government expenditure on education, total 12.3% 2021 down 0.0% 105th Secondary education, general pupils 49.4% 2017 down 1.0% 129th Lower secondary completion rate, female 101.2% 2022 up 0.1% 23rd Lower secondary completion rate, male 100.3% 2022 up 0.7% 20th Children out of school 1.8% 2022 up 3,031.3% 127th Primary education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 1st Primary education, pupils 548,873 2022 up 5.9% 108th Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd Secondary education, pupils 456,625 2022 up 34.0% 114th Secondary education, vocational pupils 19,280 2017 down 62.4% 114th Number of under-five deaths, male 113 2024 down 21.5% 146th Number of under-five deaths, female 93 2024 down 19.8% 146th Number of infant deaths, male 100 2024 down 18.7% 146th Number of infant deaths, female 82 2024 down 17.2% 145th Secondary education, vocational pupils 33.1% 2017 down 38.7% 157th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 94.9% 2017 down 5.5% 149th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.6% 2025 down 53.2% 109th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.7% 2025 down 56.0% 97th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.5% 2025 down 49.2% 111th Primary education, teachers 84.5% 2023 down 0.5% 63rd Repeaters, primary, total 0.4% 2017 down 36.5% 145th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 24 2024 down 17.2% 151st Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 81 2024 up 6.6% 144th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 105 2024 down 15.3% 142nd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 17 2024 down 32.0% 154th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 95.7% 2017 down 4.2% 143rd Page 1 of 3 Next →