School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Ireland
Ireland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.6268 years in 2022. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.6268 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Ireland peaked at 1.36 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3934 years, in 2018.
Ireland ranks 21st of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Ireland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7505 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.7331 years | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8029 years | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9711 years | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9542 years | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9567 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9344 years | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9294 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9082 years | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9123 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9901 years | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8997 years | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9485 years | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9613 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.32 years | +37.0% |
| 2016 | 1.36 years | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.841 years | -38.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3934 years | -53.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4295 years | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.407 years | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6079 years | +49.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6268 years | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8823 years | 0.7331 years | 0.9711 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9053 years | 0.3934 years | 1.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5472 years | 0.407 years | 0.6268 years | 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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Ireland?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Ireland was 0.6268 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3934 years in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Ireland ranks 21st out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release