School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Ireland
Ireland: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
30th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.9889 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
21
2001–2022
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ireland stood at 1.05 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ireland peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9889 GPIA, in 2017.
Ireland ranks 30th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9889 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9992 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9889 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.05 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, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ireland?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Ireland was 1.05 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9889 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release