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Primary school enrollment — Ireland

Primary school enrollment in Ireland in 2017 — 95.8%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 137. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 2 pp.

2017 95.8% −0.1 pp vs 2016
World rank 48of 137
Period maximum 97.8%1971
Period minimum 87%1986

Trend over time

1971–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Ireland, 1971–201785909510019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 97.8%1972: 97%1973: 97.2%1974: 96.1%1975: 95.8%1976: 96%1977: 95.9%1978: 95.8%1979: 95%1980: 93.8%1981: 92%1982: 90%1983: 88.4%1986: 87%1987: 87.7%1988: 88.6%1989: 89%1990: 89.4%1991: 88.8%1992: 88%1993: 87.6%1994: 87.6%1995: 87.9%1996: 88.8%1998: 94.7%1999: 94.7%2000: 94.8%2001: 94.6%2002: 94.8%2003: 94.9%2004: 94.9%2005: 94.8%2006: 95.2%2007: 95.3%2008: 95.4%2009: 95.5%2010: 95.2%2011: 97.5%2012: 95.3%2013: 95.2%2014: 95.4%2015: 95.8%2016: 95.9%2017: 95.8%
Change over the period: −2 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2017

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

Ireland 95.8%
World 89.3%
Europe & Central Asia 95%
Northern Europe computed 99%
Primary school enrollment — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 95.8 −0.1 pp
2016 95.9 +0.1 pp
2015 95.8 +0.4 pp
2014 95.4 +0.1 pp
2013 95.2 −0.1 pp
2012 95.3 −2.2 pp
2011 97.5 +2.3 pp
2010 95.2 −0.3 pp
2009 95.5 +0.1 pp
2008 95.4 +0.1 pp
2007 95.3 +0.1 pp
2006 95.2 +0.4 pp
2005 94.8 −0.1 pp
2004 94.9 +0 pp
2003 94.9 +0.1 pp
2002 94.8 +0.2 pp
2001 94.6 −0.2 pp
2000 94.8 +0.1 pp
1999 94.7 +0 pp
1998 94.7 —
1996 88.8 +0.9 pp
1995 87.9 +0.3 pp
1994 87.6 +0.1 pp
1993 87.6 −0.4 pp
1992 88 −0.9 pp
1991 88.8 −0.5 pp
1990 89.4 +0.4 pp
1989 89 +0.4 pp
1988 88.6 +0.9 pp
1987 87.7 +0.6 pp
1986 87 —
1983 88.4 −1.5 pp
1982 90 −2 pp
1981 92 −1.8 pp
1980 93.8 −1.2 pp
1979 95 −0.8 pp
1978 95.8 −0.1 pp
1977 95.9 −0 pp
1976 96 +0.1 pp
1975 95.8 −0.2 pp
1974 96.1 −1.2 pp
1973 97.2 +0.2 pp
1972 97 −0.8 pp
1971 97.8 —

Northern Europe, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NO Norway 99.9 IS Iceland 99.8 GB United Kingdom 99.5 SE Sweden 99.2 FI Finland 98.6 DK Denmark 98.5 LT Lithuania 98.2 LV Latvia 96.3 IE Ireland 95.8 EE Estonia 93.7
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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

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