Education in Ireland

3,151 indicators covering education for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 26 2023 up 116.7% 113th
School age population, early childhood educational development 173,853 2024 down 9.4% 59th
School age population, early childhood educational development 85,816 2024 down 8.5% 59th
School age population, early childhood educational development 88,037 2024 down 10.3% 59th
Secondary education, pupils 48.6% 2017 down 3.9% 126th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0.6% 2021 down 47.4% 120th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0.6% 2021 down 31.2% 112th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 274.9% 101st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 88.1% 102nd
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes 83.1% 2022 up 41.4% 53rd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both 0.1% 2021 down 66.0% 155th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 41st
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female 83.0% 2022 up 44.5% 52nd
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male 83.3% 2022 up 38.5% 48th
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9965 GPIA 2022 up 4.3% 130th
Share of students from abroad 11.0% 2022 up 90.7% 36th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 153 2022 down 21.1% 103rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2022 up 6.2% 44th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 99.0% 2022 down 0.2% 14th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes 1,461 2022 up 193.4% 50th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, both sexes 7,578 2022 up 68.3% 26th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes 12,751 2022 up 255.7% 34th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania, both sexes 161 2022 up 120.5% 16th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 512 2018 up 96.2% 83rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.8959 GPIA 2022 down 6.8% 188th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.1% 2022 down 87.2% 179th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 79 2018 up 182.1% 118th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 119 2022 down 84.5% 167th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 23 2023 down 42.5% 89th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 868 2022 down 36.9% 160th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 0.2% 2021 down 24.2% 140th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 0.2% 2021 down 38.0% 151st
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 6.9% 2022 down 28.8% 74th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 0.6% 2022 down 47.5% 180th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 5.9% 2022 down 35.4% 37th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 95.0% 2022 down 2.8% 45th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.7% 2022 up 230.4% 54th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 93.4% 2022 down 3.4% 54th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 51.5% 77th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 1.03 GPIA 2022 up 1.2% 32nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.3% 2021 down 0.0% 106th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 1,023 number 2018 down 31.2% 118th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 0.1% 2022 down 18.9% 179th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 1.1% 2022 down 49.3% 174th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 14,743 2022 up 107.4% 41st
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 83 2022 down 2.4% 172nd
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 96.8% 2022 down 2.2% 38th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 785 2022 down 39.2% 155th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 0.0% 2021 down 75.8% 154th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male 12,416 2022 up 94.6% 45th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2018 up 116.9% 53rd
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2022 up 145.2% 82nd
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 0.0% 2022 184th
Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) 11.0% 2022 up 56.6% 29th
Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) 0.9946 GPIA 2022 down 1.8% 20th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2018 up 212.8% 99th
Adolescents out of school 0.1% 2022 down 87.2% 175th
Inbound mobility rate, male (UIS estimate) 11.0% 2022 up 59.5% 39th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.1% 2015 up 2,497.8% 123rd