Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Ireland
Ireland: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Ireland, 2010–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.5% for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in 2021.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Ireland peaked at 0.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.
Ireland ranks 58th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4% | — |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +81.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Ireland?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Ireland was 0.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- How does Ireland rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Ireland ranks 58th out of 87 countries with data for 2021.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release