School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Ireland
Ireland: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 14.7 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 14.7 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2022.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Ireland peaked at 16.07 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.68 years, in 2001.
Ireland ranks 7th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.68 years | — |
| 2002 | 13.79 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 13.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 13.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 13.85 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 13.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 13.85 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 14.02 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 14.21 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.09 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 14.04 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.99 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.96 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 13.96 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.18 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 16.07 years | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 15.14 years | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 14.98 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.87 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.7 years | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.85 years | 13.68 years | 14.02 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.36 years | 13.95 years | 16.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.85 years | 14.7 years | 14.98 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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, primary and secondary, female in Ireland?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Ireland was 14.7 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.07 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.68 years in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Ireland ranks 7th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release