Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Ireland
Ireland: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Ireland, 2008–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.8% for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in 2016.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Ireland peaked at 1.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.
Ireland ranks 47th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -62.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +256.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -80.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +178.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Ireland?
- Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Ireland was 0.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
- How does Ireland rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 47th out of 52 countries with data for 2016.
- Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per tertiary 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