School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Ireland
Ireland: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 0.9931 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.9931 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
134th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.9616 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
13
2010–2022
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ireland, 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.9931 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ireland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9616 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Ireland 134th out of 205 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.9778 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.9616 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.997 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9948 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9928 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9868 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9941 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9888 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9975 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9946 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9931 GPIA | -0.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.9931 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9972 GPIA, 100% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.9931 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.991 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9894 GPIA | 0.9616 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9973 GPIA | 0.9931 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ireland?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ireland was 0.9931 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9616 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ireland ranks 134th out of 205 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release