Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Ireland

Primary completion rate in Ireland in 2022 — 93.74%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 134. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 0.97 pp.

2022 93.74% −2.94 pp vs 2021
World rank 90of 134
Period maximum 99.84%2014
Period minimum 93.74%2022

Trend over time

2001–2022 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Ireland, 2001–202292949698100200120042007201020132016201920222001: 94.71%2002: 94.97%2003: 94.87%2004: 95.52%2005: 94.96%2013: 97.82%2014: 99.84%2015: 98.71%2016: 99.69%2017: 97.92%2018: 96.75%2019: 99.7%2020: 98.14%2021: 96.68%2022: 93.74%
Change over the period: −0.97 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland

Ireland 93.74%
World 91.05%
Northern Europe computed 99.71%
Primary completion rate — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 93.74 −2.94 pp
2021 96.68 −1.46 pp
2020 98.14 −1.56 pp
2019 99.7 +2.94 pp
2018 96.75 −1.16 pp
2017 97.92 −1.78 pp
2016 99.69 +0.98 pp
2015 98.71 −1.13 pp
2014 99.84 +2.02 pp
2013 97.82
2005 94.96 −0.56 pp
2004 95.52 +0.65 pp
2003 94.87 −0.09 pp
2002 94.97 +0.25 pp
2001 94.71

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.