Primary completion rate, male in Ireland
Ireland: Primary completion rate, male was 92.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, male in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Ireland is 92.6%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Ireland peaked at 99.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 92.6%, in 2022.
That places Ireland 101st out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, male in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 94.5% | — |
| 2002 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 92.6% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.5% | 94.3% | 94.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.2% | 99.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 92.6% | 97.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 98 Aruba 93.2% compare
- 99 Timor-Leste 93.2% compare
- 100 Switzerland 92.7% compare
- 102 Hong Kong 92.6% compare
- 103 San Marino 92.5% compare
- 104 Mongolia 92.4% compare
More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,493 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102,720 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.21 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 247,231 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Ireland?
- Primary completion rate, male in Ireland was 92.6% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.6% in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Ireland ranks 101st out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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, male (% 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.