Education in Ireland

3,151 indicators covering education for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ 6,053 millions 2021 up 40.8% 37th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant PPP$ 5,963 millions 2021 up 2.2% 42nd
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 77 number 2018 down 30.6% 98th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ 6,546 millions 2021 up 6.8% 34th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 51.2% 2023 up 37.8% 5th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 51.2% 2023 up 37.8% 5th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 48.6% 2022 down 1.0% 95th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 0.9% 2022 down 1.9% 95th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 51.4% 2022 up 0.9% 52nd
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 98.08 2020 down 1.8% 29th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 45.1% 2022 up 35.6% 11th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 45.1% 2022 up 35.6% 11th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 54.3% 2023 up 36.3% 4th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 54.3% 2023 up 36.3% 4th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes 122 2022 down 75.1% 7th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, female 59 2022 down 70.9% 7th
Average years of schooling 13.74 years 2020 up 10.4% 1st
Share of the population with tertiary education 50.3% 2020 up 1.8% 7th
Share of population with no formal education 0.4% 2020 down 33.3% 97th
Share of the population with at least some formal education 99.6% 2020 up 0.2% 12th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, male 63 2022 down 78.0% 8th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 1.11 GPIA 2022 down 1.9% 56th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 62.9% 2022 up 5.8% 13th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 1.4% 2022 up 7.1% 13th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 37.1% 2022 down 8.5% 125th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 0.6268 years 2022 down 30.3% 22nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 539 2022 up 206.2% 28th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 141 2022 up 6,950.0% 19th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 62nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 57th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 62nd
Number of classroom teachers in primary education 42,162 2023 up 30.7% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 7 2022 up 40.0% 48th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 44 2022 19th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 57 2022 up 256.2% 41st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 145 2022 up 150.0% 47th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 9 2022 up 50.0% 43rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 1 2022 35th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0 2022 62nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 2 2022 47th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 down 100.0% 61st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 294 2022 up 223.1% 14th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 26 2022 up 73.3% 32nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 down 100.0% 69th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 65th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 54th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 64 2022 up 700.0% 37th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 75 2022 up 650.0% 29th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South America: Students 6 2022 up 100.0% 42nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 8 2022 up 60.0% 41st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 7 2022 up 250.0% 34th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 19 2022 up 533.3% 34th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 2,781 2022 up 166.4% 8th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 down 100.0% 69th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2022 57th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 3,609 2022 up 145.3% 22nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 56 2022 up 229.4% 24th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 283 2022 up 277.3% 35th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 5 2022 up 150.0% 4th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 3 2022 up 50.0% 44th