Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Ireland
Ireland: Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or was 62.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Ireland, 2003–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 62.5% for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in 2015.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 120.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Ireland peaked at 66.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2003.
That places Ireland 38th out of 64 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.3% | — |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +32.1% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +40.8% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 62.5% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6% | 20.3% | 51.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 51.9% | 66.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Ireland?
- Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Ireland was 62.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2003.
- How does Ireland rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Ireland ranks 38th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release