Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate in Ireland
Ireland: Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate was 93.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age in 2022. ▬ Flat
Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate in Ireland, 2013–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same sex and age.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 93.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age for students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate in Ireland peaked at 93.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age in 2022 and was at its lowest, 90.6 Percentage of population in the same sex and age, in 2020.
That places Ireland 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.91 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 91.1 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 93.7 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 7 |
| 2020s | 92.73 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 90.6 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 93.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 1 Poland 97.4 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
- 2 Lithuania 96.2 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
- 3 Slovenia 94.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
- 5 Netherlands 92.3 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
- 5 Portugal 92.3 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
- 7 Czechia 92.2 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
More education data for Ireland
- 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 (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, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate in Ireland?
- Students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate in Ireland was 93.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age in 2022.
- What is the lowest students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.6 Percentage of population in the same sex and age in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate?
- Ireland ranks 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2022.
- Is students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p>This dataset provides indicators on enrolment rates by age in large regions (TL2).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>Enrolment rates are defined as the share of individuals of each age group enrolled in all types of schools and education institutions, including public, private and all other institutions that provide organised educational programmes according to the <a href="http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Pages/international-standard-classification-of-education.aspx">ISCED 2011</a> classification, regardless of education level enrolled in (share of individuals enrolled over the population of the same age group). Age groups are defined as 3-5, 6-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39 and >40 year-olds. </p> <p>Data are collected from Eurostat (reg_educ) for EU countries, and through delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI) and the OECD Working Party on Education System Indicators (INES).</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>