Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ireland
Ireland: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ireland stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 96.8% on the previous year and up 760.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ireland peaked at 1.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
Ireland ranks 142nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7% | — |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -25.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +41.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -66.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -50.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +47.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +74.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +102.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -55.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +267.5% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +96.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 76% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 93% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +267.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 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 out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ireland?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ireland was 1.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Ireland ranks 142nd out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 760.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release