Primary school enrolment (gross) in Ireland
Gross primary school enrolment in Ireland was 96.5% in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Ireland, 2022
96.5%
Change from 2021
−1.7percentage points
European Union, 2022
101.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
100.6%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Ireland over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 102.4% |
| 2023 | – | 102.4% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | 101.4% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | 101.4% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | 100.8% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | 101.5% |
| 2018 | 100.4% | 101.4% |
| 2017 | 100.5% | 101.4% |
| 2016 | 101.3% | 101.0% |
| 2015 | 101.2% | 101.4% |
| 2014 | 101.5% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 102.0% | 102.2% |
| 2012 | 102.1% | 101.6% |
| 2011 | 103.4% | 101.8% |
| 2010 | 103.2% | 102.0% |
| 2009 | 102.8% | 102.3% |
| 2008 | 102.5% | 102.7% |
| 2007 | 103.3% | 103.1% |
| 2006 | 103.0% | 103.4% |
| 2005 | 103.1% | 103.5% |
| 2004 | 103.0% | 103.0% |
| 2003 | 102.7% | 103.1% |
| 2002 | 102.8% | 103.2% |
| 2001 | 102.0% | 103.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.7 percentage points from 98.2% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 102.1%, the figure has changed by −5.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 101.4%.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
77.6%
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
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
5.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT