Education in Ireland

3,151 indicators covering education for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, female 62,415 number 2019 up 108.4% 138th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 40.9% 188th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 1.0% 2022 up 26.5% 201st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 48.0% 183rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0004 units per person 2022 down 46.6% 137th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 46.3% 171st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0258 units per person 2022 up 21.2% 36th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0216 units per person 2022 up 5.0% 28th
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 41.32 units per square kilometre 2023 up 26.7% 80th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.612 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.7% 85th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 43.2% 176th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 50.7% 175th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 3.38 units per square kilometre 2022 up 38.7% 106th
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 19.18 years 2023 up 5.1% 7th
School enrollment, preprimary 95.4% 2020 down 7.9% 34th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 3.24 units per square kilometre 2022 up 29.3% 109th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 69.7% 2022 up 5.2% 24th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 85.7% 2022 up 22.1% 40th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.19 GPI 2022 up 12.3% 103rd
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.1 GPI 2020 up 4.0% 28th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.4105 % change on previous year 2023 116th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.49 units per square kilometre 2022 up 42.0% 125th
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 373,014 2017 up 40.9% 107th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0042 units per person 2023 77th
Secondary education, teachers, female 22,111 2023 92nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.59 units per square kilometre 2022 up 28.3% 72nd
Average years of schooling among adults 11.72 years 2023 up 5.2% 47th
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 11.72 years 2023 up 5.2% 47th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 11.72 years 2023 up 5.2% 47th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 99.1% 2022 up 1.0% 8th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 185th
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 11.51 years 2023 up 5.1% 57th
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 54.9% 164th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0002 units per person 2022 down 44.0% 133rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2022 down 48.8% 137th
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 18.8 years 2023 up 3.5% 6th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 72.0% 161st
Primary completion rate, male 92.6% 2022 down 3.7% 101st
Primary completion rate, female 94.9% 2022 down 4.6% 93rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 74.4% 161st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 55.7% 158th
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0061 units per person 2023 103rd
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.4722 units per square kilometre 2023 109th
Duration of compulsory education 10 years 2025 unchanged 86th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0773 units per person 2017 up 28.4% 75th
Secondary education, general pupils 373,014 2017 up 40.9% 107th
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 190th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,893 number 2018 up 69.9% 107th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 100.8% 2022 up 0.4% 22nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 120.6% 2018 up 14.0% 5th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 15.78 years 2018 up 15.1% 2nd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.517 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.0% 74th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 0.7254 units per square kilometre 2022 up 41.1% 122nd
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.095 units per square kilometre 2023 up 34.3% 107th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 0.7656 units per square kilometre 2022 up 42.9% 120th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0282 units per square kilometre 2022 down 39.3% 141st