Primary education, teachers in Ireland
Ireland: Primary education, teachers was 84.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Ireland, 1976–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 84.5% for primary education, teachers in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Ireland peaked at 84.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 1976.
That places Ireland 63rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.7% | 64.9% | 73.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 75.3% | 73.8% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.3% | 76.3% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 83.4% | 84.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 84.9% | 84.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 84.5% | 84.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 42,162 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 95.5% (2022)
- Labor force, female 46.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Ireland?
- Primary education, teachers in Ireland was 84.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 1976.
- How does Ireland rank for primary education, teachers?
- Ireland ranks 63rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.