School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Ireland
Ireland: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9931 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
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.
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 |
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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, 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