Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and in Ireland
Ireland: Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and was 93.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and in Ireland, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 93.4% for distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and in Ireland peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2018.
That places Ireland 41st out of 48 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 100.0% | — |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.6% | 83.2% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 93.4% | 95.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,411 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and in Ireland?
- Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and in Ireland was 93.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and?
- Ireland ranks 41st out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and vocational programmes by education level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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