Duration of pre primary education in Ireland
Ireland: Duration of pre primary education was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 217 countries
All-time high
2
in 1970
All-time low
1
in 1998
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Duration of pre primary education in Ireland, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of pre primary education in Ireland stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of pre primary education in Ireland peaked at 2 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1998.
That places Ireland 146th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 2 compare
- 146 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 2 compare
- 146 Australia 2 compare
- 146 Bahamas, The 2 compare
- 146 Barbados 2 compare
- 146 Belize 2 compare
- 146 Benin 2 compare
- 146 Bolivia 2 compare
- 146 Brazil 2 compare
- 146 British Virgin Islands 2 compare
- 146 Cameroon 2 compare
- 146 Cayman Islands 2 compare
- 146 Costa Rica 2 compare
- 146 Djibouti 2 compare
- 146 Dominica 2 compare
- 146 Egypt 2 compare
- 146 Eritrea, The State of 2 compare
- 146 Ghana 2 compare
- 146 Gibraltar 2 compare
- 146 Greece 2 compare
- 146 Grenada 2 compare
- 146 Guyana 2 compare
- 146 Indonesia 2 compare
- 146 Iraq 2 compare
- 146 Jordan 2 compare
- 146 Kuwait 2 compare
- 146 Libya 2 compare
- 146 Liechtenstein 2 compare
- 146 Malaysia 2 compare
- 146 Maldives 2 compare
- 146 Malta 2 compare
- 146 Mauritius 2 compare
- 146 Morocco 2 compare
- 146 Myanmar 2 compare
- 146 Namibia 2 compare
- 146 Nauru, Republic of 2 compare
- 146 Nepal 2 compare
- 146 New Zealand 2 compare
- 146 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 2 compare
- 146 Oman 2 compare
- 146 Pakistan 2 compare
- 146 Palestine 2 compare
- 146 Panama 2 compare
- 146 St. Kitts and Nevis 2 compare
- 146 St. Lucia 2 compare
- 146 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2 compare
- 146 Samoa 2 compare
- 146 Seychelles 2 compare
- 146 Sri Lanka 2 compare
- 146 Sudan 2 compare
- 146 Suriname 2 compare
- 146 Switzerland 2 compare
- 146 Tonga 2 compare
- 146 Trinidad and Tobago 2 compare
- 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 compare
- 146 United Arab Emirates 2 compare
- 146 United Kingdom 2 compare
- 146 Vanuatu 2 compare
- 146 Western Sahara 2 compare
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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)
- 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)
- Primary education, teachers 42,162 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of pre primary education in Ireland?
- Duration of pre primary education in Ireland was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of pre primary education recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1970.
- What is the lowest duration of pre primary education recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
- How does Ireland rank for duration of pre primary education?
- Ireland ranks 146th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of pre primary education rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of pre primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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