Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ireland
Ireland: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 99.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ireland, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 99.9% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ireland peaked at 100.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 1986.
That places Ireland 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 97.8% | — |
| 1972 | 97.0% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 96.1% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 95.0% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 93.8% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 92.0% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 90.0% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 88.4% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 87.0% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 87.7% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 88.6% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 88.8% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 88.0% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 87.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 99.8% | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.3% | 95.0% | 97.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 89.6% | 87.0% | 93.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 87.6% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ireland?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ireland was 99.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 1986.
- How does Ireland rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Ireland ranks 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.