Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Ireland

Share of children out of school in Ireland in 2022 — 1.81%. Ranked 53 in the world out of 145. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 1.63 pp.

2022 1.81% +0.96 pp vs 2021
World rank 53of 145
Period maximum 1.81%2022
Period minimum 0.01%2016

Trend over time

2001–2022 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Ireland, 2001–202200.511.52200120042007201020132016201920222001: 0.18%2002: 0.22%2003: 0.02%2004: 0.09%2005: 0.26%2006: 0.12%2007: 0.18%2008: 0.07%2009: 0.03%2010: 0.2%2011: 0.13%2012: 0.06%2013: 0.07%2014: 0.04%2015: 0.05%2016: 0.01%2017: 0.08%2018: 0.1%2019: 0.29%2020: 0.11%2021: 0.85%2022: 1.81%
Change over the period: +1.63 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Ireland 1.81%
World computed 7.01%
Europe & Central Asia computed 2.25%
Northern Europe computed 0.42%
High-income countries computed 2.38%
Share of children out of school — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 1.81 +0.96 pp
2021 0.85 +0.74 pp
2020 0.11 −0.18 pp
2019 0.29 +0.2 pp
2018 0.1 +0.02 pp
2017 0.08 +0.07 pp
2016 0.01 −0.04 pp
2015 0.05 +0.01 pp
2014 0.04 −0.04 pp
2013 0.07 +0.01 pp
2012 0.06 −0.07 pp
2011 0.13 −0.07 pp
2010 0.2 +0.17 pp
2009 0.03 −0.05 pp
2008 0.07 −0.1 pp
2007 0.18 +0.06 pp
2006 0.12 −0.14 pp
2005 0.26 +0.17 pp
2004 0.09 +0.07 pp
2003 0.02 −0.2 pp
2002 0.22 +0.04 pp
2001 0.18 —

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

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