School life expectancy, primary, female in Ireland
Ireland: School life expectancy, primary, female was 7.85 years in 2022. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, female in Ireland, 2001β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 7.85 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Ireland peaked at 8.24 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.85 years, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 11th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.18 years | 8.13 years | 8.21 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.08 years | 8 years | 8.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.94 years | 7.85 years | 8.01 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.28 years compare
- 9 Bhutan 8.07 years compare
- 10 Eswatini 7.88 years compare
- 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.82 years compare
- 13 Grenada 7.7 years compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 7.66 years compare
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 42,162 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.6 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Ireland?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Ireland was 7.85 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.24 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.85 years in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release