School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Ireland
Ireland: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 3.48 years in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Ireland, 2001β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Ireland stood at 3.48 years.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Ireland peaked at 3.61 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.32 years, in 2001.
Ireland ranks 27th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.47 years | 2.32 years | 2.61 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.36 years | 2.82 years | 3.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 years | 3.44 years | 3.59 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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, tertiary, male in Ireland?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Ireland was 3.48 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 years in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Ireland ranks 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release