School enrollment, tertiary in Ireland
Ireland: School enrollment, tertiary was 77.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 77.6% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Ireland peaked at 78.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2001.
Ireland ranks 36th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.1% | 50.7% | 58.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 63.1% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 74.2% | 78.5% | 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, total 2.91 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Ireland?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Ireland was 77.6% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Ireland ranks 36th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.