Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland
Ireland: Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) was 99.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland is 99.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland peaked at 99.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 1981.
That places Ireland 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 19 Mauritius 99.8% compare
- 20 China (People’s Republic of) 99.8% compare
- 21 Slovak Republic 99.8% compare
- 23 Palestine, State of 99.8% compare
- 24 Netherlands 99.8% compare
- 25 Belarus, Republic of 99.8% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland?
- Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland was 99.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)?
- Ireland ranks 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release