Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Ireland
Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.9992 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9992 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
51st
of 134 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.9992 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
26
1992–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.9992 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9992 GPIA, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 51st of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9993 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9992 GPIA | -0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.9992 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9992 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.9992 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9998 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.47 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ireland was 0.9992 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9992 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ireland ranks 51st out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release