Primary completion rate, total in Ireland
Ireland: Primary completion rate, total was 93.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Ireland is 93.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Ireland peaked at 99.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 100th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.0% | 94.7% | 95.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 96.8% | 99.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 93.7% | 98.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Ireland?
- Primary completion rate, total in Ireland was 93.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Ireland ranks 100th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.