Primary education, teachers, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0079 units per person in 2023. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Ireland, 1975β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, primary education, teachers, per capita in Ireland stood at 0.0079 units per person. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.0079 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.004 units per person, in 1978.
Ireland ranks 23rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 42,162 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Ireland?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Ireland was 0.0079 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 units per person in 1978.
- How does Ireland rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 23rd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.