Primary net enrolment in Ireland
In Ireland, 98.2% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2001.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Ireland, 2022
98.2%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2021
−1.0percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
98.7%
Primary net enrolment in Ireland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 98.2%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2021 | 99.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2020 | 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2019 | 99.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2018 | 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2017 | 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2016 | 100.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2015 | 100.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2014 | 100.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2013 | 99.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2012 | 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2011 | 99.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2010 | 99.8%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2009 | 100.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2008 | 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2007 | 99.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2006 | 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2005 | 99.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2004 | 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2003 | 100.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2002 | 99.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2001 | 99.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
Flags: nat_est National estimate; uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 99.1% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 99.9%, the figure has changed by −1.8 percentage points.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Out-of-school children
1.8%nat_est (National estimate)
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school enrolment (gross)
96.5%
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