Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Ireland
Ireland: Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 was 99.79 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.79
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
10th
of 62 countries
All-time high
99.79
in 2023
All-time low
99.72
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Ireland stood at 99.79. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Ireland peaked at 99.79 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99.72, in 1990.
That places Ireland 10th out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.72 | 99.72 | 99.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.72 | 99.72 | 99.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.75 | 99.72 | 99.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.78 | 99.77 | 99.79 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 7 United Kingdom 99.88 compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 99.86 compare
- 9 Slovak Republic 99.8 compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 99.79 compare
- 12 Belarus 99.77 compare
- 13 Norway 99.76 compare
- 13 Netherlands 99.76 compare
More education data for Ireland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Ireland?
- Primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Ireland was 99.79 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.79 in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.72 in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2?
- Ireland ranks 10th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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