Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Ireland
Ireland: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male was 44.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Ireland, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Ireland is 44.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.2% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Ireland peaked at 65.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 2021.
That places Ireland 95th out of 160 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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, male in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 60.1% | — |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | -41.1% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | +33.9% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.6% | 38.7% | 65.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 36.6% | 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, male in Ireland?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Ireland was 44.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male?
- Ireland ranks 95th out of 160 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release