School enrollment, primary, male in Ireland
Ireland: School enrollment, primary, male was 95.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, male in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 95.5% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Ireland peaked at 103.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 95.5%, in 2022.
That places Ireland 150th out of 203 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 102.4% | — |
| 2002 | 103.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 103.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 103.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 103.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 103.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 103.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 102.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 102.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 103.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 103.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 102.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 102.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 101.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 101.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 101.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 100.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 100.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103.1% | 102.4% | 103.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 101.7% | 99.9% | 103.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 95.5% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Ireland?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Ireland was 95.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 103.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.5% in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Ireland ranks 150th out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.