Education in Ireland 3,151 indicators covering education for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 338 2022 down 49.6% 104th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2022 down 11.2% 94th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 126.5% 2018 up 20.3% 8th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 119.9% 2018 up 17.3% 14th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2018 up 2.6% 26th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 99.9% 2017 up 0.1% 4th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 729,450 2024 up 14.5% 115th Population of compulsory school age, female 355,797 2024 up 14.4% 115th Population of compulsory school age, male 373,653 2024 up 14.6% 115th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 229,972 2022 up 21.1% 113th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 61.8% 69th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 7.8% 2022 down 1.7% 66th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 135,466 2024 up 21.1% 86th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 65,236 2024 up 19.6% 86th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 70,230 2024 up 22.6% 84th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 113,933 2022 up 23.1% 112th Duration of compulsory education 10 years 2025 unchanged 86th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 5.3% 2022 down 35.2% 77th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 10.1% 2022 up 33.3% 62nd Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 179 2022 down 29.5% 113th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 127 2022 down 21.1% 115th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 192 2022 down 46.5% 116th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 106 2022 down 43.0% 118th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 116,039 2022 up 19.2% 111th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 2.9% 2021 down 49.7% 152nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 203.6% 2018 up 66.9% 2nd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 79 2022 down 1.2% 127th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 98 2022 down 16.9% 127th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 up 427.6% 86th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.0% 2025 — 201st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.0% 2025 — 198th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.0% 2025 — 201st Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% 204th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% 202nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 0.1% 2025 down 85.7% 203rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.0% 2025 — 197th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.0% 2025 — 193rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 0.0% 2025 — 196th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0 modelled data 2025 down 100.0% 202nd Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 226,653 2022 up 50.2% 98th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.5257 GPIA 2022 down 51.1% 126th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 2.9% 2021 down 49.7% 152nd Primary education, pupils 48.8% 2017 up 0.5% 72nd Inequality in education 0.0255 2023 down 48.1% 166th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 224.5% 2018 up 74.4% 1st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 183.5% 2018 up 58.8% 2nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.22 GPI 2018 up 9.8% 14th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 119,199 2022 up 57.9% 93rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0 modelled data 2013 down 100.0% 200th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 10 2025 unchanged 132nd End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2022 up 5.8% 52nd Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 107,454 2022 up 42.5% 100th Tertiary education, academic staff 37.6% 2009 up 12.9% 107th Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 32nd End month of the academic school year 6 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 134th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 136 2022 down 16.0% 143rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0 modelled data 2004 — 196th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 1.0% 2017 down 40.2% 104th ← Previous Page 10 of 53 Next →