Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Ireland
Ireland: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Ireland, 2008–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Ireland stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Ireland peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
That places Ireland 53rd out of 61 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.1% | — |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +135.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +48.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +72.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 50 Azerbaijan 0.4%
- 51 Netherlands 0.4% compare
- 52 Malawi 0.4%
- 54 Cape Verde 0.3% compare
- 55 Iceland 0.2% compare
- 56 Mongolia 0.1% compare
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Ireland?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Ireland was 0.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Ireland rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 53rd out of 61 countries with data for 2021.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release