Funding of education in Ireland
Ireland: Funding of education was 99.3 in 2011. ▬ Flat
Latest (2011)
99.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 31 countries
All-time high
100
in 2009
All-time low
98.3
in 2005
Years of data
13
1999–2011
Funding of education in Ireland, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 99.3 for funding of education in 2011.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, funding of education in Ireland peaked at 100 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 98.3, in 2005.
Ireland ranks 3rd of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Funding of education in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99.8 | — |
| 2000 | 99.8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.7 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.4 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 98.3 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.5 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.6 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 99.3 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 99.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.23 | 98.3 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3 | 99.3 | 99.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is funding of education in Ireland?
- Funding of education in Ireland was 99.3 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest funding of education recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2009.
- What is the lowest funding of education recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3 in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for funding of education?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
- Is funding of education rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Funding of education (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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