Education in Ireland

3,151 indicators covering education for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, tertiary education, female 159,422 2024 up 17.4% 122nd
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 329,317 2024 up 19.2% 122nd
School age population, lower secondary education, male 118,478 2024 up 27.2% 122nd
School age population, lower secondary education, female 112,900 2024 up 27.7% 122nd
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 231,378 2024 up 27.5% 122nd
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 38,981 2024 up 23.8% 119th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 37,462 2024 up 24.3% 119th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 76,443 2024 up 24.0% 119th
School age population, primary education, male 288,275 2024 up 6.7% 108th
School age population, primary education, female 274,561 2024 up 6.3% 108th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 562,836 2024 up 6.5% 108th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 33,100 2024 down 10.9% 121st
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 31,664 2024 down 10.8% 123rd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 64,764 2024 down 10.8% 122nd
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 31,194 2024 down 12.8% 125th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 30,118 2024 down 12.9% 125th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 61,312 2024 down 12.9% 125th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 61,223 2024 up 71.2% 139th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 58,555 2024 up 69.2% 139th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 119,778 2024 up 70.2% 139th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 548,873 2022 up 5.9% 108th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 98.2% 2022 down 1.8% 71st
Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd
Primary education, pupils 548,873 2022 up 5.9% 108th
Primary education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 1st
Secondary education, pupils 456,625 2022 up 34.0% 114th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.321 units per square kilometre 2023 99th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 95.5% 2022 down 6.5% 159th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2022 up 2.1% 28th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 97.6% 2022 down 4.5% 134th
School life expectancy, primary, male 7.67 years 2022 down 5.6% 16th
School life expectancy, primary, female 7.85 years 2022 down 3.2% 11th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 1.8% 2022 up 3,031.3% 133rd
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year 2017 up 536.7% 56th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2022 up 2.5% 28th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 117.1% 2018 up 11.9% 6th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 124.2% 2018 up 16.0% 5th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 15.39 years 2018 up 13.4% 2nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2018 up 2.9% 17th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 16.15 years 2018 up 16.7% 2nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 49,975 2022 up 41.1% 115th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 52,745 2022 up 42.9% 115th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 1,942 2022 down 39.3% 121st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0134 units per square kilometre 2022 down 36.3% 137th
Government expenditure on education, total 2.9% 2021 down 49.7% 150th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.0148 units per square kilometre 2022 down 41.7% 141st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 2.6% 183rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.78 number per square kilometre 2018 up 69.9% 106th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.004 units per person 2017 down 65.8% 116th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 19,280 2017 down 62.4% 114th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 32,531 2023 107th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 9.1 % change on previous year 2018 up 15.3% 25th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.4722 units per square kilometre 2023 109th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.2799 units per square kilometre 2017 down 62.4% 113th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 99.5% 2022 15th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 130.6% 2022 up 10.9% 10th
Number of under-five deaths, male 113 2024 down 21.5% 146th
Number of under-five deaths, female 93 2024 down 19.8% 146th
Number of infant deaths, male 100 2024 down 18.7% 146th
Number of infant deaths, female 82 2024 down 17.2% 145th