School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Ireland
Ireland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 0.2793 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.2793 GPIA for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.1% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Ireland peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2793 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Ireland 120th out of 123 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.21 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.17 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.22 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5732 GPIA | -53.2% |
| 2005 | 0.599 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5508 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.576 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5999 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6702 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7171 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6445 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6862 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +53.6% |
| 2014 | 1.2 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9086 GPIA | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8494 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6339 GPIA | -37.7% |
| 2019 | 0.386 GPIA | -39.1% |
| 2020 | 0.447 GPIA | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3452 GPIA | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2793 GPIA | -19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7964 GPIA | 0.5508 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8099 GPIA | 0.386 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3572 GPIA | 0.2793 GPIA | 0.447 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Ireland?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Ireland was 0.2793 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2793 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Ireland ranks 120th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release