Education in Ireland 3,151 indicators covering education for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 5.41 units per square kilometre 2017 up 40.9% 113th School enrollment, preprimary, male 95.4% 2020 down 8.0% 34th School enrollment, preprimary, female 95.3% 2020 down 7.8% 34th Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate -0.2931 % change on previous year 2023 — 134th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education -5.56 % change on previous year 2022 down 260.1% 177th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 19,280 2017 down 62.4% 114th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 1.95 units per square kilometre 2022 up 37.3% 73rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 1.64 units per square kilometre 2022 up 19.0% 70th Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 up 9.3% 187th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.58 years 2018 up 36.3% 27th Government expenditure on education, total 12.3% 2021 down 0.0% 105th Secondary education, general pupils 49.4% 2017 down 1.0% 129th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,393 number 2012 up 32.5% 88th Lower secondary completion rate, female 101.2% 2022 up 0.1% 23rd Lower secondary completion rate, male 100.3% 2022 up 0.7% 20th Children out of school 1.8% 2022 up 3,031.3% 127th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 122,893 number 2018 up 69.9% 107th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0251 number per person 2018 up 59.5% 97th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 39,906 2024 up 28.0% 118th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 38,345 2024 up 29.6% 118th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 78,251 2024 up 28.8% 118th Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th Theoretical duration of secondary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 193rd Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 167th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 16 years 2025 unchanged 10th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st Official entrance age to lower secondary education 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 up 100.0% 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 down 25.0% 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 8 years 2025 unchanged 1st Official entrance age to primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 192nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 112,690 2022 up 19.0% 85th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 134,541 2022 up 37.3% 87th Teachers in primary education, male 6,544 2023 up 34.3% 105th Teachers in primary education, female 35,618 2023 up 30.0% 81st Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 84.5% 2023 down 0.5% 68th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 96.5% 2022 down 5.5% 155th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 7.76 years 2022 down 4.4% 15th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.0% 2022 down 5.6% 55th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% 2022 down 33.9% 97th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 247,231 2022 up 28.3% 89th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.0% 2022 up 1.1% 163rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% 2022 up 6.2% 124th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 102,720 2022 up 42.0% 118th Enrolment in secondary education, male 223,493 2022 up 29.3% 114th Enrolment in secondary education, female 233,132 2022 up 38.7% 110th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 42,162 2023 up 30.7% 92nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.2% 2022 down 18.6% 75th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.8% 2022 up 3.6% 148th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 456,625 2022 up 34.0% 114th Enrolment in primary education, male 278,462 2022 up 5.0% 108th Enrolment in primary education, female 270,411 2022 up 6.9% 108th School age population, upper secondary education, male 75,025 2024 up 25.2% 132nd School age population, upper secondary education, female 70,005 2024 up 23.3% 133rd School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 145,030 2024 up 24.3% 133rd School age population, secondary education, male 193,503 2024 up 26.4% 128th School age population, secondary education, female 182,905 2024 up 26.0% 130th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 376,408 2024 up 26.2% 129th School age population, tertiary education, male 169,895 2024 up 21.0% 122nd ← Previous Page 5 of 53 Next →