Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed was 17.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Ireland, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Ireland stood at 17.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.9% on the previous year and down 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Ireland peaked at 63.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 22nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 63.8% | — |
| 2011 | 63.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -64.7% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | +31.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 17.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.3%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 17.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.5%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -64.7% | 44.0% | 15.5% |
| 2024 | +31.9% | 13.1% | 17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.8% | 44.0% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 13.1% | 48.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 19 Kazakhstan 19.1% compare
- 20 Switzerland 18.7% compare
- 21 Norway 17.7% compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.6% compare
- 24 Canada 15.3% compare
- 25 Kuwait 13.5% 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 percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Ireland?
- Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Ireland was 17.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed?
- Ireland ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.7%. 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 Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed countries (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release