Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Ireland
Ireland: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 95.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Ireland, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Ireland is 95.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Ireland peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 45th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 99.8% | — |
| 2012 | 97.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.5% | 96.5% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 2 |
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 enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Ireland?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Ireland was 95.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Ireland ranks 45th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release