Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 95 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.9979 LPIA
in 2011
Years of data
18
2006–2023
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ireland, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ireland peaked at 1 LPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9979 LPIA, in 2011.
That places Ireland 6th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ireland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9979 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9983 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9996 LPIA | 0.9979 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 3 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Belgium 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Bulgaria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Czechia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 France 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Greece 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Croatia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Hungary 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Italy 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Lithuania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Portugal 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Romania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United States of America 1 LPIA 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ireland?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ireland was 1 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9979 LPIA in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Ireland ranks 6th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release