School enrolment in Ireland
Ireland: School enrolment was 83.11 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
83.11
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
53rd
of 178 countries
All-time high
87.98
in 2019
All-time low
58.8
in 2012
Years of data
11
2012–2022
School enrolment in Ireland, 2012–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 83.11 for school enrolment in 2022.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrolment in Ireland peaked at 87.98 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.8, in 2012.
That places Ireland 53rd out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School enrolment in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 58.8 | — |
| 2013 | 59.45 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 59.7 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 60.53 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 64.54 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 82.38 | +27.6% |
| 2018 | 87.09 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 87.98 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 87.44 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 82.8 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 83.11 | +0.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 83.11 is below the median for high income countries, which is 87.07, 95% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 83.11 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.92, 95% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.06 | 58.8 | 87.98 | 8 |
| 2020s | 84.45 | 82.8 | 87.44 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.47 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrolment in Ireland?
- School enrolment in Ireland was 83.11 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.98 in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8 in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for school enrolment?
- Ireland ranks 53rd out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrolment rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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