Education in Ireland

3,151 indicators covering education for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 4,606 2022 up 745.1% 26th
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 5,633 2022 up 118.4% 24th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 11,150 2022 up 94.6% 17th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 60.9% 2022 up 41.6% 1st
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 1.4% 2022 up 79.9% 1st
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 39.1% 2022 down 31.4% 189th
Enrolment in early childhood education, female 63,252 2022 up 78.6% 101st
Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ 4,015 millions 2021 up 32.7% 32nd
Enrolment in early childhood education, male 66,888 2022 up 81.2% 101st
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both 1,215 2022 up 180.6% 43rd
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes 43.7% 2022 down 25.7% 97th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 643 2022 up 484.5% 34th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 1,156 2022 up 104.6% 44th
Share of young people not in education, employment or training 5.7% 2024 down 62.9% 113th
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.28 1997 down 13.6% 97th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female 43.3% 2022 down 24.5% 96th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male 44.0% 2022 down 26.8% 95th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity 0.9844 GPIA 2022 up 3.1% 132nd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 1.0% 2022 down 35.6% 168th
Government expenditure on education, PPP$ 17,354 millions 2021 up 44.2% 45th
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 981 2022 up 163.7% 109th
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 2,111 2022 up 80.4% 97th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 0.5% 2022 down 27.8% 170th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 23.96 1997 down 17.9% 45th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 49.5% 2022 up 1.9% 67th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 1.0% 2022 up 3.7% 67th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 50.5% 2022 down 1.8% 125th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 3.2% 2022 up 199.2% 127th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 6.6% 2022 up 100.8% 115th
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both 27,420 2022 up 85.1% 42nd
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 202 2022 up 137.6% 164th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 785 2022 down 61.8% 152nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.1% 2022 up 95.5% 175th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.4% 2022 down 68.2% 169th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.2682 GPIA 2022 up 514.3% 170th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 337 number 2018 down 33.4% 107th
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 18,765 millions 2021 up 9.4% 44th
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male 14,143 2022 up 89.3% 39th
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes 13,277 2022 up 80.8% 39th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 5.7% 2024 down 62.9% 124th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development 15.8% 2022 up 104.5% 42nd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 51.0% 2022 up 3.5% 36th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 1.0% 2022 up 6.9% 36th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 49.0% 2022 down 3.4% 145th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 4,061 millions 2021 up 31.0% 31st
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 0.0% 2021 down 78.7% 149th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education 0.0% 2021 down 72.8% 142nd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 52.5% 2022 up 5.0% 35th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 1.1% 2022 up 9.6% 35th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 47.5% 2022 down 5.0% 145th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 202 number 2018 down 26.5% 116th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 97.4% 2021 up 4.7% 25th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 139 number 2018 down 6.7% 115th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 61 number 2018 down 43.5% 126th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 133 number 2018 down 38.4% 141st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 48.3% 2022 down 0.9% 122nd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 0.9% 2022 down 1.7% 122nd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 51.7% 2022 up 0.8% 55th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.1808 GPIA 2022 up 375.6% 170th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 9,638 2022 up 310.1% 119th