Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Ireland
Ireland: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Ireland, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Ireland stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Ireland peaked at 11.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 204th of 206 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -32.6% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -31.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -35.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -30.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.6%. (72 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 4.3% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 201 Georgia 0.2% compare
- 201 Saudi Arabia 0.2% compare
- 203 Portugal 0.1% compare
- 204 Japan 0.0%
- 204 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0% compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Ireland?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Ireland was 0.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Ireland ranks 204th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release