Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Ireland
Ireland: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 10 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Ireland, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 10 for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Ireland peaked at 10 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2014.
That places Ireland 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10 | — |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 10 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12, 83% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 10 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12, 83% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
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 number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Ireland?
- Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Ireland was 10 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
- Ireland ranks 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release