Ireland's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 102.0 % in 2001 to 96.5 % in 2022.
Ireland · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Ireland's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 105.2 % in 2001 to 130.6 % in 2022.
Ireland's tertiary enrolment rose from 50.7 % in 2001 to 77.6 % in 2022.
Ireland's children out of school, primary rose from 795 in 2001 to 10,313 in 2022.
Ireland's primary completion rate fell from 94.7 % in 2001 to 93.7 % in 2022.
Ireland's tertiary attainment rose from 15.9 % in 1991 to 58.7 % in 2025.
Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)
% of population ages 25–34
4th of 45 · 1st in Europe & C. Asia
Ireland's tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) rose from 19.7 % in 1991 to 66.8 % in 2025.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
9th of 40 · 6th in Europe & C. Asia
Ireland's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 40.2 % in 1991 to 90.6 % in 2025.
Ireland's expected years of schooling rose from 13.8 yrs in 1994 to 19.2 yrs in 2023.
Ireland's mean years of schooling (ages 25+) rose from 0.9 yrs in 1875 to 13.7 yrs in 2020.
Ireland's learning poverty fell from 3.4 % in 2011 to 2.3 % in 2021.
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Education spendingdown −0.3 pts138th of 168*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.4 pts85th of 163*
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +3.1 %54th of 140*
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Ireland.
- Adult literacyNo data
- Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)No data