Primary education, teachers in Ireland
Ireland: Primary education, teachers was 84.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Ireland, 1976–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 84.5% for primary education, teachers in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Ireland peaked at 84.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 1976.
That places Ireland 63rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 64.9% | — |
| 1977 | 72.4% | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 73.9% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 73.8% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 74.5% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 76.0% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 76.3% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 76.3% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 76.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 77.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 77.9% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 80.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 84.8% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 83.4% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.7% | 64.9% | 73.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 75.3% | 73.8% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.3% | 76.3% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 83.4% | 84.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 84.9% | 84.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 84.5% | 84.6% | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Ireland?
- Primary education, teachers in Ireland was 84.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 1976.
- How does Ireland rank for primary education, teachers?
- Ireland ranks 63rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.