Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Ireland
Ireland: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female was 83.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Ireland, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Ireland is 83.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Ireland peaked at 87.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2012.
That places Ireland 52nd out of 176 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, 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 | 82.2% | +29.8% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.0% | 57.4% | 87.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 82.6% | 87.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 49 Cayman Islands 83.4% compare
- 50 United Arab Emirates 83.2% compare
- 51 Brazil 83.1% compare
- 53 Uruguay 82.6% compare
- 54 Russian Federation 82.4% compare
- 55 Slovakia 82.3% compare
More education data for Ireland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Ireland?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Ireland was 83.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female?
- Ireland ranks 52nd out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. 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, pre-primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release