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

00.050.10.150.22014201820222014: 0.12015: 0.12016: 0.12017: 0.22018: 0.22019: 0.22020: 0.22021: 0.22022: 0.2

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

Annual values for Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of public expenditure or % of GNI in Ireland, 2014 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.15 0.1 0.2 6
2020s 0.2 0.2 0.2 3

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 26 Cyprus 0.3 compare
  2. 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3 compare

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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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Indicator
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of public expenditure or % of GNI
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
30 places, 321 data points, 2012–2023
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