Primary school completion rate in Ireland
The primary completion rate in Ireland was 93.7% in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Ireland, 2022
93.7%
Change from 2021
−2.9percentage points
European Union, 2022
96.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
98.4%
Primary school completion rate in Ireland over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 97.3% |
| 2023 | – | 97.4% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | 96.5% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | 97.2% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | 96.5% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | 96.5% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | 96.3% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | 97.4% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | 96.9% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | 97.7% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | 97.1% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | 97.6% |
| 2012 | – | 97.6% |
| 2011 | – | 98.4% |
| 2010 | – | 98.5% |
| 2009 | – | 98.7% |
| 2008 | – | 99.0% |
| 2007 | – | 98.9% |
| 2006 | – | 98.7% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | 98.9% |
| 2004 | 95.5% | 99.3% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | 98.9% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | 99.3% |
| 2001 | 94.7% | 100.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.9 percentage points from 96.7% in 2021.
- Since 2005, when it was 95.0%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 96.5%.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Primary school enrolment (gross)
96.5%
2022 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
130.6%
2022 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
66.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
3.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
14.6%
2025 · Eurostat