School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Ireland
Ireland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female was 0.2716 years in 2022. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.2716 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Ireland peaked at 1.25 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2366 years, in 2019.
Ireland ranks 45th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8399 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.8017 years | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9069 years | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7073 years | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7143 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6756 years | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.681 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6963 years | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7299 years | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.765 years | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7715 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7313 years | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9731 years | +33.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 years | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 1.25 years | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 1.25 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8451 years | -32.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3026 years | -64.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2366 years | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2494 years | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3099 years | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2716 years | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7503 years | 0.6756 years | 0.9069 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8196 years | 0.2366 years | 1.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.277 years | 0.2494 years | 0.3099 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 42 Lithuania 0.3279 years compare
- 43 United States 0.3111 years compare
- 44 Norway 0.2852 years compare
- 46 Viet Nam 0.2658 years compare
- 47 Liechtenstein 0.2488 years compare
- 48 Azerbaijan 0.2471 years compare
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Ireland?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Ireland was 0.2716 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2366 years in 2019.
- How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Ireland ranks 45th out of 125 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release