Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Ireland
Ireland: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 98.19 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Ireland, 1820–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Ireland recorded 98.19 for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in 2022.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Ireland peaked at 100 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 9.82, in 1820.
That places Ireland 71st out of 209 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 9.82 | — |
| 1825 | 11.19 | +14.0% |
| 1830 | 12.73 | +13.8% |
| 1835 | 14.45 | +13.5% |
| 1840 | 16.36 | +13.2% |
| 1845 | 18.47 | +12.9% |
| 1850 | 20.78 | +12.5% |
| 1855 | 22.04 | +6.1% |
| 1860 | 24.63 | +11.8% |
| 1865 | 29.51 | +19.8% |
| 1870 | 32.45 | +10.0% |
| 1875 | 35.62 | +9.8% |
| 1880 | 43.11 | +21.0% |
| 1885 | 50.56 | +17.3% |
| 1890 | 54.2 | +7.2% |
| 1895 | 61.73 | +13.9% |
| 1900 | 60.32 | -2.3% |
| 1905 | 64.64 | +7.2% |
| 1910 | 64.91 | +0.4% |
| 1915 | 67.63 | +4.2% |
| 1920 | 64.39 | -4.8% |
| 1925 | 78.49 | +21.9% |
| 1930 | 87.01 | +10.9% |
| 1935 | 86.89 | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 82.14 | -5.5% |
| 1945 | 80.68 | -1.8% |
| 1950 | 100 | +23.9% |
| 1955 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 75.37 | -24.6% |
| 1965 | 74 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 92 | +24.3% |
| 1975 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 99.82 | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 99.78 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.98 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.91 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.74 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.88 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.83 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.93 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.8 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.87 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.94 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.93 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.96 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.95 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.92 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.9 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.71 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.89 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.15 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 98.19 | -1.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 98.19 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 98.19 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.57, 100% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 10.5 | 9.82 | 11.19 | 2 |
| 1830s | 13.59 | 12.73 | 14.45 | 2 |
| 1840s | 17.41 | 16.36 | 18.47 | 2 |
| 1850s | 21.41 | 20.78 | 22.04 | 2 |
| 1860s | 27.07 | 24.63 | 29.51 | 2 |
| 1870s | 34.03 | 32.45 | 35.62 | 2 |
| 1880s | 46.84 | 43.11 | 50.56 | 2 |
| 1890s | 57.97 | 54.2 | 61.73 | 2 |
| 1900s | 62.48 | 60.32 | 64.64 | 2 |
| 1910s | 66.27 | 64.91 | 67.63 | 2 |
| 1920s | 71.44 | 64.39 | 78.49 | 2 |
| 1930s | 86.95 | 86.89 | 87.01 | 2 |
| 1940s | 81.41 | 80.68 | 82.14 | 2 |
| 1950s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1960s | 74.69 | 74 | 75.37 | 2 |
| 1970s | 91.5 | 91 | 92 | 2 |
| 1980s | 90 | 90 | 90 | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.87 | 99.74 | 99.98 | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.9 | 99.71 | 99.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.07 | 98.19 | 99.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.47 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Ireland?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Ireland was 98.19 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1950.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.82 in 1820.
- How does Ireland rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Ireland ranks 71st out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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 enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.