Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Ireland
Ireland: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 43.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Ireland, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 43.3% for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in 2022.
That represents a change of up 20.1% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Ireland peaked at 63.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 96th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 57.4% | — |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | -38.9% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.6% | 38.7% | 63.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 36.1% | 47.4% | 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, female in Ireland?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in Ireland was 43.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- Ireland ranks 96th out of 160 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release