School life expectancy, primary, male in Ireland
Ireland: School life expectancy, primary, male was 7.67 years in 2022. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Ireland, 2001β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Ireland is 7.67 years, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Ireland peaked at 8.27 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.67 years, in 2022.
That places Ireland 14th out of 209 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.23 years | 8.18 years | 8.27 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.11 years | 8 years | 8.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.84 years | 7.67 years | 8.02 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.91 years compare
- 12 Grenada 7.89 years compare
- 13 Botswana 7.76 years compare
- 15 Afghanistan 7.58 years compare
- 16 Papua New Guinea 7.53 years compare
- 17 Bhutan 7.48 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, male in Ireland?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Ireland was 7.67 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.27 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.67 years in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release