Adolescents out of school in Ireland
Ireland: Adolescents out of school was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school in Ireland is 0.1%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 70.0% on the previous year and down 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Ireland peaked at 2.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 175th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescents out of school in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -30.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -39.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +105.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -69.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -55.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +57.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +46.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -48.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -52.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -70.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 3 |
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 adolescents out of school in Ireland?
- Adolescents out of school in Ireland was 0.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for adolescents out of school?
- Ireland ranks 175th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.