Education in Ireland

3,151 indicators covering education for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 1.8% 2022 up 3,031.3% 133rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 83.4% 2022 up 20.2% 90th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 74.7% 2022 up 12.1% 125th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 16.6% 2022 down 45.9% 101st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 25.3% 2022 down 24.2% 65th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 131 2022 down 41.8% 148th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 256,828 number 2018 up 60.1% 101st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 323 2023 up 4.2% 66th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 12.3% 2021 down 0.0% 105th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 111 2022 down 50.7% 151st
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 100.0% 2001 up 11.5% 1st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 8,517 number 2018 up 40.4% 51st
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 99.7% 2001 up 13.1% 4th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0.6% 2017 down 38.5% 108th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0.8% 2017 down 39.5% 107th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 38 2022 down 60.4% 149th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 41 2022 down 57.3% 142nd
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 21.2% 2025 up 76.7% 19th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.6% 2021 down 40.7% 125th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 0.4% 2021 down 45.4% 139th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 0.3% 2021 down 41.5% 136th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2022 up 4.2% 102nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 106.9% 2022 up 4.2% 22nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 102.2% 2022 down 0.2% 18th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 14,241 2023 down 7.2% 52nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 61 2023 37th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1,700 2023 up 252.7% 67th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 16,573 2023 up 1.4% 79th
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2020 unchanged 53rd
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 10,039 2022 up 12.4% 53rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 10.1% 46th
Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 15,608 millions 2021 up 9.4% 34th
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 14th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 5,512 2022 up 24.1% 48th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 12 2022 down 75.0% 149th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 4,468 number 2018 up 52.2% 49th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 4,527 2022 up 0.9% 57th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 15 2022 down 68.8% 145th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 30th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5% 2023 up 204.6% 44th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 4.4% 2023 down 19.9% 30th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 5.1% 2023 down 12.5% 65th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 22 2023 up 450.0% 92nd
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 3.6% 2025 down 47.1% 42nd
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 16.06 2012 down 17.2% 126th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 2.8% 1998 down 36.6% 91st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 4.8% 1998 down 16.1% 77th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 19,774 2022 down 50.3% 76th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 10,612 2022 down 34.3% 69th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 39,823 2022 down 26.6% 30th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 9,162 2022 down 61.2% 76th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 8,888 2022 down 60.4% 50th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 30,935 2022 down 2.7% 26th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.8% 2021 down 56.2% 109th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 1.0% 2021 down 48.0% 109th
Population, age 0, female 31,908 2015 up 2.6% 119th
Population, age 0, total 66,081 2015 up 2.6% 118th
Population, age 1, female 32,682 2015 up 7.7% 118th
Population, age 1, total 67,676 2015 up 7.9% 118th