4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education in Ireland
Ireland: 4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education was 100 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 164 countries
All-time high
100
in 2000
All-time low
100
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2018
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education in Ireland, 2000–2018
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 100 for 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Ireland peaked at 100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 1st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 1 Austria 100 compare
- 1 Cyprus 100 compare
- 1 Czechia 100 compare
- 1 Germany 100 compare
- 1 Denmark 100 compare
- 1 Estonia 100 compare
- 1 Finland 100 compare
- 1 United Kingdom 100 compare
- 1 Croatia 100 compare
- 1 Iceland 100 compare
- 1 Israel 100 compare
- 1 Italy 100 compare
- 1 Japan 100 compare
- 1 Korea 100 compare
- 1 Lithuania 100 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100 compare
- 1 Latvia 100 compare
- 1 Malta 100 compare
- 1 Netherlands 100 compare
- 1 Norway 100 compare
- 1 Slovak Republic 100 compare
- 1 Slovenia 100 compare
- 1 Sweden 100 compare
- 1 United States 100 compare
More education data for Ireland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Ireland?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Ireland was 100 in 2018, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education?
- Ireland ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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