Education in Ireland 3,151 indicators covering education for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 1,662 2022 up 1,855.3% 142nd Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 2.1% 2022 up 256.2% 152nd Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.4% 2022 up 1,594.0% 167th Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 216.04 millions 2015 up 3,610.0% 66th International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.0% 2021 down 51.8% 142nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.34 GPIA 2022 up 24.3% 5th Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 1,579 2022 up 346.0% 134th Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 8,853 2022 up 334.2% 102nd Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 25.5% 2023 up 47.5% 11th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 27.9% 2023 up 57.9% 9th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 23.1% 2023 up 36.4% 14th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 75.8% 2023 up 22.5% 16th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 74.4% 2023 up 23.4% 10th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 73.0% 2023 up 24.3% 8th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.4% 2022 up 265.4% 154th Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.187 GPIA 2022 up 2.8% 163rd Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 2.2% 2022 up 255.5% 122nd Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.1% 2021 down 54.9% 148th Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 124 number 2018 down 19.5% 143rd Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 244.89 millions 2015 up 3,634.5% 64th Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.1% 2021 down 51.3% 143rd Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.4924 GPIA 2022 up 49.0% 148th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 41,058 2022 up 44.4% 66th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 23,800 2022 up 58.5% 64th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 17,258 2022 up 28.7% 66th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 176,360 2022 up 45.5% 74th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 48.7% 2022 down 0.9% 109th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 0.9% 2022 down 1.7% 109th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 51.3% 2022 up 0.8% 63rd Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 5,383 millions 2021 up 8.2% 29th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 81,743 2022 up 43.6% 65th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 94,617 2022 up 47.2% 71st Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.1% 2021 down 58.6% 149th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 297 number 2018 down 39.6% 148th Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 4,904 millions 2021 up 3.5% 33rd Theoretical duration of early childhood education 5 years 2020 up 400.0% 50th Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2020 down 100.0% 156th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 146 number 2018 down 36.5% 117th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 15.0% 2023 up 75.9% 15th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 47 number 2018 down 56.5% 140th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 61.6% 2022 up 15.0% 4th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 1.4% 2022 up 21.4% 4th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 38.4% 2022 down 17.3% 166th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 11.4% 2023 up 37.9% 17th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 236,579 number 2018 up 36.5% 110th Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 0 millions 2021 — 74th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 38.4% 2022 down 17.3% 161st Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 61.6% 2022 up 15.0% 8th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 1.4% 2022 up 21.4% 8th Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 18.4% 2023 up 110.1% 13th Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 4,960 millions 2021 up 2.2% 34th Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 5,444 millions 2021 up 6.8% 29th Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 93.4% 2022 down 3.4% 54th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 118,689 number 2018 up 38.8% 109th ← Previous Page 17 of 53 Next →