School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ireland
Ireland: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 10.83 years in 2022. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ireland stood at 10.83 years. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ireland peaked at 11.62 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.83 years, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 14th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ireland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.15 years | — |
| 2002 | 11.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 11.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 11.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 11.24 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 11.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 11.25 years | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.34 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.43 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.45 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.31 years | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.29 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.21 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.18 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.28 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.62 years | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 11.23 years | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 11.2 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 10.99 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 10.83 years | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.25 years | 11.15 years | 11.34 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.32 years | 11.18 years | 11.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.01 years | 10.83 years | 11.2 years | 3 |
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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, primary and lower secondary, male in Ireland?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Ireland was 10.83 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.62 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.83 years in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release