Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Ireland
Ireland: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 81.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Ireland, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 81.0% for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Ireland peaked at 85.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2009.
That places Ireland 8th out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.5% | — |
| 2003 | 83.2% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 79.2% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.6% | 79.2% | 84.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 83.1% | 85.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 81.0% | 81.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 5 Liechtenstein 85.9% compare
- 6 Estonia 85.0% compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 83.8% compare
- 9 Switzerland 80.5% compare
- 10 Denmark 79.5% compare
- 11 Canada 78.4% compare
More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 233,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,493 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102,720 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.21 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Ireland?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Ireland was 81.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2009.
- How does Ireland rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Ireland ranks 8th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).