Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in Ireland
Ireland: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity was 0.9844 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in Ireland, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in Ireland is 0.9844 GPIA, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in Ireland peaked at 0.9998 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9486 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Ireland 132nd out of 160 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.955 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.9495 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9486 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.953 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9629 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9985 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9935 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9878 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9998 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9849 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9844 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9686 GPIA | 0.9486 GPIA | 0.9985 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9897 GPIA | 0.9844 GPIA | 0.9998 GPIA | 3 |
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in Ireland?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity in Ireland was 0.9844 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9998 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9486 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity?
- Ireland ranks 132nd out of 160 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release