Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Ireland in 2021 — 2.9%. Ranked 138 in the world out of 168. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 1.58 pp.
1971–2021 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.9 | −0.29 pp |
| 2020 | 3.19 | −0.04 pp |
| 2019 | 3.23 | −0.07 pp |
| 2018 | 3.3 | −0.07 pp |
| 2017 | 3.38 | −0.28 pp |
| 2016 | 3.66 | +0.03 pp |
| 2015 | 3.62 | −1.11 pp |
| 2014 | 4.74 | −0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 5.23 | −0.48 pp |
| 2012 | 5.71 | −0.06 pp |
| 2011 | 5.77 | −0.28 pp |
| 2010 | 6.05 | −0.11 pp |
| 2009 | 6.16 | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 5.46 | +0.74 pp |
| 2007 | 4.72 | +0.17 pp |
| 2006 | 4.55 | +0.03 pp |
| 2005 | 4.52 | +0.04 pp |
| 2004 | 4.48 | +0.28 pp |
| 2003 | 4.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 4.1 | +0.02 pp |
| 2001 | 4.09 | −0.04 pp |
| 2000 | 4.13 | −0 pp |
| 1999 | 4.13 | −0.15 pp |
| 1998 | 4.29 | — |
| 1996 | 4.75 | −0.12 pp |
| 1995 | 4.87 | −0.32 pp |
| 1994 | 5.19 | +0.07 pp |
| 1993 | 5.12 | +0.11 pp |
| 1992 | 5.01 | +0.22 pp |
| 1991 | 4.78 | +0.18 pp |
| 1990 | 4.6 | −0.11 pp |
| 1989 | 4.71 | −0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 5.02 | −0.51 pp |
| 1987 | 5.53 | +0.23 pp |
| 1986 | 5.3 | +0.05 pp |
| 1985 | 5.25 | −0.03 pp |
| 1984 | 5.28 | −0.16 pp |
| 1983 | 5.45 | +0.06 pp |
| 1982 | 5.39 | −0.34 pp |
| 1981 | 5.73 | +0.41 pp |
| 1980 | 5.32 | +0.03 pp |
| 1979 | 5.29 | +0.22 pp |
| 1978 | 5.07 | −0.02 pp |
| 1977 | 5.09 | +0.79 pp |
| 1976 | 4.3 | — |
| 1974 | 4.69 | +0.08 pp |
| 1973 | 4.61 | −0.01 pp |
| 1972 | 4.62 | +0.13 pp |
| 1971 | 4.49 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
What part of government spending a country devotes to education.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
Education Tertiary education enrollmentHow many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.
