Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled in Ireland
Ireland: Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled was 89.67 Percentage of students in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled in Ireland, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of students.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 89.67 Percentage of students for share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled in Ireland peaked at 99.63 Percentage of students in 2017 and was at its lowest, 84.18 Percentage of students, in 2018.
That places Ireland 25th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of students | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 99.12 Percentage of students | — |
| 2014 | 99.43 Percentage of students | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.32 Percentage of students | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.38 Percentage of students | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.63 Percentage of students | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.18 Percentage of students | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 90.83 Percentage of students | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 89.9 Percentage of students | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 91.77 Percentage of students | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 91.74 Percentage of students | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 91 Percentage of students | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 89.67 Percentage of students | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.99 Percentage of students | 84.18 Percentage of students | 99.63 Percentage of students | 7 |
| 2020s | 90.81 Percentage of students | 89.67 Percentage of students | 91.77 Percentage of students | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled in Ireland?
- Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled in Ireland was 89.67 Percentage of students in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.63 Percentage of students in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.18 Percentage of students in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled?
- Ireland ranks 25th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the share of enrolled part-time and full-time students. The default table displays data for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data: by year and by sex. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.