Persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by in Ireland
Ireland: Persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by was 6.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by in Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by in Ireland is 6.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by in Ireland peaked at 13.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2022.
That places Ireland 32nd out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.3% | — |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -36.2% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.7% | 12.1% | 13.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.4% | 8.3% | 6 |
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 persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by in Ireland?
- Persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by in Ireland was 6.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by?
- Ireland ranks 32nd out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons not having a computer for other reasons than affordability by sex, age, degree of urbanisation and educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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