Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ireland
Ireland: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 98.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ireland is 98.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ireland peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 71st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 99.8% | — |
| 2002 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.2% | 99.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ireland?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Ireland was 98.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Ireland ranks 71st out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release