Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ireland
Ireland: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 5.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ireland, 2011–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ireland is 5.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.8% on the previous year and up 125.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ireland peaked at 5.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places Ireland 124th out of 179 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 1.8% | 5.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 42,162 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.6 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ireland?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ireland was 5.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Ireland ranks 124th out of 179 regions with data for 2022.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.