Education in Ireland

3,151 indicators covering education for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 27.4% 2022 up 86.1% 51st
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 81.2% 2022 down 6.1% 99th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 59.8% 2022 down 1.9% 86th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 38.1% 2022 down 2.2% 39th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 16.4% 2022 up 21.2% 39th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.9% 2022 down 15.9% 91st
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 1.3% 2022 down 2.4% 42nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 7.7% 2022 down 49.0% 83rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 4.8% 2022 down 67.6% 74th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 7.3% 2022 up 10.7% 26th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 8.4% 2022 down 27.8% 18th
Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 98.2% 2017 up 7.2% 14th
Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education 1,942 2022 down 39.3% 35th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 4.7% 2022 up 113.0% 26th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 12.7% 2022 up 226.7% 24th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 0.4% 2022 up 23.9% 48th
Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training 6.0% 2023 down 60.1% 107th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 89.4% 2021 down 2.8% 93rd
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 11,813 2021 down 1.4% 21st
Percentage of enrolments in private schools of primary education 0.9975 2022 up 26.5% 66th
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, both 0 2022 7th
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 25.5% 2023 up 47.5% 11th
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education 0 2022 7th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 90.3% 2021 down 4.5% 88th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 78.8% 2023 up 20.8% 23rd
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 100.0% 2021 up 7.2% 1st
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 9.7% 2021 up 77.7% 41st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 638 2022 up 490.7% 32nd
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage 0.5% 2021 down 54.9% 93rd
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.38 GPIA 2023 up 30.6% 8th
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development 0 years 2025 43rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 3 2022 32nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.4% 2022 up 34.5% 51st
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development 3 years 2025 unchanged 12th
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, male 0 2022 7th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 7.1% 2020 down 18.1% 70th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 99.8% 2023 up 0.5% 20th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.9% 2022 up 53.3% 72nd
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 74.6% 2023 up 24.2% 33rd
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 10.6% 2021 up 32.1% 35th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 86.2% 2023 up 18.6% 19th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 85.7% 2023 up 17.5% 26th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 2025 unchanged 9th
Duration of compulsory education in years 10 2025 unchanged 30th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 10 2025 unchanged 22nd
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of 15.4% 2021 down 47.3% 97th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 45.5% 2010 up 45.6% 24th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 86.6% 2023 up 19.6% 17th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 35.8% 2022 up 21.9% 51st
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 35.8% 2022 up 21.9% 51st
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 99.6% 2023 up 0.3% 25th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.6% 2022 up 40.6% 73rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.4% 2022 down 34.8% 40th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 83.0% 2023 up 17.8% 17th
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ 19,431 2021 up 2.7% 17th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 10.3% 2016 down 20.0% 60th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 99.5% 2023 up 0.2% 29th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 1.7% 19th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.6% 2022 down 6.5% 70th