Financial aid to students in Ireland
Ireland: Financial aid to students was 8.4 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
8.4
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
11th
of 32 countries
All-time high
10.7
in 2005
All-time low
5.8
in 2001
Years of data
13
1999–2011
Financial aid to students in Ireland, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 8.4 for financial aid to students in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial aid to students in Ireland peaked at 10.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.8, in 2001.
That places Ireland 11th out of 32 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.46 | 5.8 | 10.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.45 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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 42,162 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.6 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial aid to students in Ireland?
- Financial aid to students in Ireland was 8.4 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial aid to students recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest financial aid to students recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for financial aid to students?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 32 countries with data for 2011.
- Is financial aid to students rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Financial aid to students (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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