Education in Ireland

3,151 indicators covering education for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 1.2% 2017 down 44.7% 112th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.6% 2022 up 180.1% 66th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 106.6% 2022 down 0.1% 43rd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 30.0% 137th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 99.3% 2022 down 3.9% 101st
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 107.7% 2022 up 0.6% 35th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 105.6% 2022 down 0.7% 44th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2022 up 1.2% 62nd
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 5.2% 2022 down 32.8% 62nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 58.6% 139th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 6.0% 2022 down 26.1% 112th
School enrollment, secondary 98.7% 2017 up 3.9% 4th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 10.95 years 2022 down 3.3% 15th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 100.4% 2022 down 3.0% 81st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2022 up 1.9% 34th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 98.2% 2022 down 4.8% 114th
Preprimary education, duration 5 years 2025 up 400.0% 61st
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 59 2022 down 40.4% 114th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 67 2022 down 34.3% 118th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 94.7% 2022 down 1.7% 179th
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 293,631 2024 up 317.3% 120th
School age population, early childhood education, female 144,371 2024 up 317.3% 119th
School age population, early childhood education, male 149,260 2024 up 317.3% 120th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 169.2% 2022 up 25.0% 5th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 79 2022 down 58.9% 155th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 242 2022 down 46.2% 157th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 10.83 years 2022 down 4.2% 14th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 11.07 years 2022 down 2.3% 12th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2022 up 2.0% 36th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.4% 2021 down 43.6% 143rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 26.6% 2018 up 60.8% 31st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 35.7% 2018 up 9.2% 51st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 182.1% 2022 up 31.1% 3rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.14 GPI 2022 up 8.4% 34th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 156.8% 2022 up 18.9% 6th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 down 100.0% 145th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 4.3% 2022 up 16.7% 27th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 5 years 2025 up 400.0% 61st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 6.3% 2022 up 75.5% 15th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 95.7% 2022 down 0.6% 170th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 104.5% 2022 up 2.0% 20th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 93.7% 2022 down 2.8% 183rd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 27 2022 down 71.9% 156th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 78.9% 2022 up 15.9% 109th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 231,201 number 2018 up 29.5% 83rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 5.3% 2022 up 45.5% 24th
School enrollment, secondary, female 98.7% 2012 up 4.1% 5th
School enrollment, secondary, male 97.3% 2012 up 10.0% 8th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 21.1% 2022 down 33.8% 83rd
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 98.2% 2022 down 1.8% 71st
Government expenditure on education, US$ 15,432 millions 2021 up 10.8% 34th
Expenditure on tertiary education 19.6% 2016 down 18.2% 86th
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.0% 2021 down 48.3% 136th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 14,974 number 2018 down 17.1% 78th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.9% 2021 down 51.8% 114th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.5% 2018 down 56.0% 129th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 75 2022 down 7.4% 133rd
Children out of school, primary 10,313 2022 up 3,407.8% 110th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 10,313 2022 up 3,407.8% 110th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 61 2022 down 24.7% 144th