Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Ireland
Ireland: Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 0.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.2
in 2017
All-time low
0.1
in 2014
Years of data
9
2014–2022
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Ireland, 2014–2022
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2022, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Ireland stood at 0.2. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Ireland peaked at 0.2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2014.
Ireland ranks 28th of 28 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1 | — |
| 2015 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.9368 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,618 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,544 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 134,541 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1981 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 112,690 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Ireland?
- Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Ireland was 0.2 in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
- Ireland ranks 28th out of 28 countries with data for 2022.
- Is public expenditure on education by education level and programme rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of public expenditure or % of GNI. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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