Primary completion rate, female in Ireland
Ireland: Primary completion rate, female was 94.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, female in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2022, primary completion rate, female in Ireland stood at 94.9%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Ireland peaked at 101.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 94.9%, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 93rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 95.0% | — |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 100.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 100.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 101.5% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.5% | 95.0% | 96.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 96.8% | 101.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 94.9% | 98.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.9368 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,618 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,544 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 134,541 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1981 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 112,690 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Ireland?
- Primary completion rate, female in Ireland was 94.9% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 101.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.9% in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Ireland ranks 93rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.