Education in Ireland

3,151 indicators covering education for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of repeaters by gender and level of education 49.57 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 11.6% 3rd
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level 79.9% 2022 down 2.0% 3rd
Expenditure on staff compensation in educational institutions (from) 651.52 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 up 167.9% 20th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 47.9% 2021 down 27.9% 70th
Capital and total current expenditure on education 11.39 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 down 4.0% 23rd
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by degree 63.3% 2025 up 36.7% 21st
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 63.3% 2025 up 36.7% 21st
Number of mobile students enrolled and graduated by country of origin 114 Persons 2024 up 5,600.0% 4th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.2% 2016 — 20th
Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates 5.22 Percentage of students 2024 up 117.9% 8th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 24.1% 2025 up 60.7% 15th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 24.1% 2025 up 60.7% 15th
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship 3.6% 2025 down 47.1% 40th
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level 10.8% 2025 down 5.3% 41st
Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 1,532 Persons 2023 down 41.7% 19th
Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 1.14 2022 up 0.6% 29th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 47.7% 2023 up 27.9% 2nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 1.31 2022 up 12.7% 26th
Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 7.56 Percentage of students 2023 up 10.3% 4th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 1.03 GPIA 2023 up 1.9% 36th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 30.7% 2023 up 53.5% 5th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 35.2% 2023 up 51.9% 4th
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 12.7% 2021 up 11.2% 35th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 0.8129 GPIA 2022 up 213.8% 69th
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational 7.5% 2025 down 8.5% 38th
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 7.2% 2021 down 15.0% 49th
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 16.0% 2023 up 72.8% 13th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged 5th
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 16.0% 2023 up 72.8% 13th
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 14.8% 2023 up 69.4% 16th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.6655 LPIA 2023 up 22.4% 11th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.7499 LPIA 2023 up 19.9% 9th
Share of students enrolled in school and work-based programmes 100 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 unchanged 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, adjusted 1.45 GPIA 2022 up 79.6% 7th
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 14.8% 2023 up 69.4% 16th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 58.0% 2023 up 25.5% 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 0.7148 2022 up 115.9% 41st
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 39.6% 2023 up 50.5% 3rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 1.07 GPIA 2022 up 4.4% 36th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 1.22 GPIA 2023 down 1.2% 29th
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 15.1% 2022 up 48.8% 19th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students 1.55 GPIA 2022 up 12.1% 6th
Proportion of youth and adults that did Internet banking, both sexes 53.6% 2015 up 322.0% 39th
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) 0.6809 GPIA 2022 up 178.7% 63rd
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 68.1% 2023 up 69.5% 2nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 1.3 GPIA 2022 down 29.8% 18th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 49.8% 2021 down 17.1% 55th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.8299 LPIA 2023 up 17.7% 8th
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 15.1% 2022 up 48.8% 19th
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or 45.6% 2015 up 214.5% 39th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 67.4% 2023 up 65.0% 2nd
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes 178 2022 down 33.6% 17th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.2% 2022 down 9.4% 20th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 66.7% 2023 up 60.4% 1st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 5.1% 2016 up 91.8% 34th
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 46.6% 2021 down 29.6% 60th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 52.9% 2023 up 31.6% 2nd
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 1.07 GPIA 2022 down 9.3% 30th
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main 0.7% 2025 down 69.6% 16th