Ireland - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Ireland was 111.28 as of 1997. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 111.28 in 1997 and a minimum value of 96.90 in 1981.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 104.26
1972 105.38
1973 105.37
1974 104.90
1975 100.48
1976 102.23
1977 104.89
1978 103.28
1979 100.16
1980 97.40
1981 96.90
1982 98.21
1983 100.21
1984 103.63
1985 105.30
1986 106.63
1987 106.33
1988 105.32
1989 102.67
1990 100.41
1991 101.22
1992 103.50
1993 105.37
1994 104.71
1995 105.02
1996 109.61
1997 111.28

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Ireland was 111.04 as of 1997. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 111.04 in 1997 and a minimum value of 96.13 in 1981.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 103.88
1972 105.04
1973 105.31
1974 105.06
1975 100.72
1976 102.31
1977 104.90
1978 103.27
1979 99.91
1980 96.85
1981 96.13
1982 97.28
1983 99.76
1984 103.54
1985 104.86
1986 105.79
1987 105.77
1988 104.92
1989 102.13
1990 99.54
1991 100.40
1992 103.26
1993 105.08
1994 104.26
1995 104.48
1996 108.58
1997 111.04

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Ireland was 111.50 as of 1997. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 111.50 in 1997 and a minimum value of 97.63 in 1981.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 104.63
1972 105.70
1973 105.43
1974 104.75
1975 100.25
1976 102.15
1977 104.87
1978 103.30
1979 100.39
1980 97.93
1981 97.63
1982 99.11
1983 100.64
1984 103.71
1985 105.72
1986 107.42
1987 106.86
1988 105.71
1989 103.17
1990 101.24
1991 102.01
1992 103.74
1993 105.65
1994 105.14
1995 105.53
1996 110.59
1997 111.50

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Ireland was 107.66 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 107.66 in 2009 and a minimum value of 99.50 in 1982.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 107.42
1972 106.48
1973 106.85
1974 105.13
1975 104.82
1976 104.24
1977 103.02
1978 102.13
1979 101.28
1980 100.55
1981 99.85
1982 99.50
1983 99.57
1984 99.57
1985 100.02
1986 100.30
1987 101.06
1988 101.67
1989 102.16
1990 102.62
1991 102.47
1992 102.18
1993 102.76
1994 102.64
1995 102.38
1996 101.40
1997 101.49
1998 103.84
1999 102.04
2000 101.88
2001 101.26
2002 102.89
2003 103.38
2004 103.32
2005 102.93
2006 103.15
2007 105.00
2008 106.24
2009 107.66

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Ireland was 107.94 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 107.94 in 2009 and a minimum value of 99.53 in 1984.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 107.37
1972 106.39
1973 106.74
1974 105.09
1975 104.96
1976 104.17
1977 102.85
1978 102.09
1979 101.16
1980 100.70
1981 100.20
1982 99.78
1983 99.73
1984 99.53
1985 100.06
1986 100.46
1987 101.15
1988 101.67
1989 102.31
1990 102.98
1991 102.71
1992 102.18
1993 102.58
1994 102.45
1995 102.26
1996 101.33
1997 101.34
1998 103.57
1999 101.61
2000 101.37
2001 100.80
2002 102.52
2003 102.94
2004 102.96
2005 102.67
2006 102.85
2007 104.82
2008 106.45
2009 107.94

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Ireland was 107.40 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 107.46 in 1971 and a minimum value of 99.23 in 1982.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 107.46
1972 106.56
1973 106.94
1974 105.16
1975 104.68
1976 104.30
1977 103.18
1978 102.18
1979 101.38
1980 100.41
1981 99.52
1982 99.23
1983 99.42
1984 99.61
1985 99.97
1986 100.15
1987 100.99
1988 101.66
1989 102.03
1990 102.28
1991 102.24
1992 102.18
1993 102.94
1994 102.82
1995 102.49
1996 101.47
1997 101.62
1998 104.09
1999 102.46
2000 102.37
2001 101.70
2002 103.25
2003 103.79
2004 103.66
2005 103.17
2006 103.43
2007 105.16
2008 106.03
2009 107.40

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Ireland was 95.10 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.36 in 2007 and a minimum value of 88.93 in 1996.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 93.36
1972 93.35
1973 94.20
1974 93.41
1975 92.99
1976 92.36
1977 91.49
1978 91.05
1979 90.54
1980 90.26
1981 89.83
1982 89.31
1983 89.02
1986 89.00
1987 89.39
1988 90.01
1989 90.24
1990 90.62
1991 90.38
1992 89.85
1993 89.68
1994 89.61
1995 89.25
1996 88.93
1997 89.24
1998 93.68
1999 94.74
2000 94.62
2001 93.93
2002 94.92
2003 94.90
2004 94.85
2005 94.88
2006 95.21
2007 95.36
2008 95.12
2009 95.10

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Ireland was 95.15 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.15 in 2009 and a minimum value of 89.58 in 1996.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 93.94
1972 93.71
1973 94.59
1974 93.83
1975 93.60
1976 92.76
1977 91.69
1978 91.42
1979 91.00
1980 90.88
1981 90.62
1982 89.92
1983 89.61
1986 89.77
1987 90.08
1988 90.68
1989 91.06
1990 91.53
1991 91.08
1992 90.41
1993 90.23
1994 90.20
1995 89.87
1996 89.58
1997 89.90
1998 94.14
1999 94.35
2000 94.19
2001 93.55
2002 94.49
2003 94.41
2004 94.52
2005 94.49
2006 94.79
2007 95.10
2008 95.07
2009 95.15

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Ireland was 95.05 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.61 in 2007 and a minimum value of 88.27 in 1986.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 92.81
1972 93.01
1973 93.82
1974 93.01
1975 92.41
1976 91.98
1977 91.30
1978 90.69
1979 90.09
1980 89.67
1981 89.07
1982 88.74
1983 88.46
1986 88.27
1987 88.73
1988 89.36
1989 89.46
1990 89.76
1991 89.73
1992 89.31
1993 89.16
1994 89.05
1995 88.66
1996 88.31
1997 88.62
1998 93.24
1999 95.12
2000 95.03
2001 94.30
2002 95.32
2003 95.37
2004 95.16
2005 95.24
2006 95.61
2007 95.61
2008 95.17
2009 95.05

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Ireland was 0.41 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 1.18 in 2000, while its lowest value was 0.41 in 2009.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1998 0.93
1999 0.88
2000 1.18
2001 0.91
2002 1.09
2003 0.87
2004 0.97
2005 1.05
2006 0.80
2007 0.91
2008 0.56
2009 0.41

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Ireland was 117.26 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 117.26 in 2009 and a minimum value of 73.76 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 73.76
1972 75.03
1973 78.63
1974 81.00
1975 84.20
1976 87.16
1977 88.80
1978 89.49
1979 89.55
1980 89.25
1981 89.74
1982 91.58
1983 93.07
1984 94.78
1985 96.78
1986 98.16
1987 98.98
1988 99.26
1989 99.00
1990 99.19
1991 100.21
1992 101.99
1993 110.28
1994 112.04
1995 113.26
1996 113.88
1997 115.59
1998 107.31
1999 105.51
2000 104.56
2001 103.24
2002 104.20
2003 106.39
2004 109.21
2005 110.69
2006 111.36
2007 112.64
2008 113.90
2009 117.26

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Ireland was 120.84 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 120.84 in 2009 and a minimum value of 76.69 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 76.69
1972 77.43
1973 82.11
1974 84.40
1975 88.13
1976 91.13
1977 93.13
1978 94.27
1979 94.64
1980 94.82
1981 95.03
1982 96.94
1983 98.13
1984 99.84
1985 101.69
1986 103.17
1987 103.92
1988 104.01
1989 103.66
1990 103.88
1991 104.73
1992 106.39
1993 112.59
1994 114.79
1995 116.61
1996 118.02
1997 120.35
1998 110.59
1999 108.80
2000 108.81
2001 107.75
2002 108.79
2003 110.79
2004 113.37
2005 115.78
2006 115.85
2007 117.04
2008 117.89
2009 120.84

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Ireland was 113.87 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 113.87 in 2009 and a minimum value of 70.93 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 70.93
1972 72.71
1973 75.28
1974 77.73
1975 80.42
1976 83.33
1977 84.64
1978 84.92
1979 84.68
1980 83.94
1981 84.71
1982 86.48
1983 88.26
1984 89.98
1985 92.12
1986 93.40
1987 94.29
1988 94.74
1989 94.56
1990 94.72
1991 95.91
1992 97.79
1993 108.09
1994 109.43
1995 110.09
1996 109.96
1997 111.07
1998 104.20
1999 102.39
2000 100.53
2001 98.96
2002 99.83
2003 102.18
2004 105.25
2005 105.86
2006 107.10
2007 108.47
2008 110.12
2009 113.87

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Ireland was 98.28 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.28 in 2009 and a minimum value of 77.38 in 1980.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1980 77.38
1997 84.30
1998 83.85
1999 90.56
2000 89.88
2001 88.84
2002 89.73
2003 91.02
2004 93.11
2005 94.37
2006 95.29
2007 96.11
2008 96.75
2009 98.28

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Ireland was 99.60 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.60 in 2009 and a minimum value of 85.84 in 1998.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1997 86.30
1998 85.84
1999 92.75
2000 92.59
2001 91.81
2002 92.71
2003 93.95
2004 95.86
2005 97.35
2006 98.13
2007 98.67
2008 98.83
2009 99.60

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Ireland was 97.03 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.03 in 2009 and a minimum value of 81.96 in 1998.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1997 82.40
1998 81.96
1999 88.49
2000 87.32
2001 86.02
2002 86.89
2003 88.22
2004 90.49
2005 91.54
2006 92.59
2007 93.68
2008 94.78
2009 97.03

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Ireland was 0.79 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 0.79 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.32 in 2006.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1998 0.41
1999 0.38
2000 0.55
2001 0.47
2002 0.77
2003 0.67
2004 0.63
2005 0.60
2006 0.32
2007 0.67
2008 0.76
2009 0.79

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Ireland was 60.96 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60.96 in 2009 and a minimum value of 11.88 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 11.88
1972 12.06
1973 11.94
1974 12.25
1975 14.21
1976 16.85
1977 16.57
1978 16.25
1979 16.16
1980 16.59
1981 18.14
1982 19.58
1983 20.76
1984 20.73
1985 21.53
1986 22.41
1987 23.45
1988 24.67
1989 26.15
1990 27.54
1991 29.20
1992 32.55
1993 34.61
1994 37.18
1995 37.96
1996 39.73
1997 41.34
1998 43.56
1999 47.11
2000 50.05
2001 51.72
2002 53.36
2003 54.18
2004 56.17
2005 56.37
2006 57.75
2007 60.44
2008 58.17
2009 60.96

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Ireland was 67.23 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 67.68 in 2007 and a minimum value of 8.32 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 8.32
1972 8.55
1973 8.81
1974 9.08
1976 11.84
1977 12.94
1978 12.57
1979 13.07
1980 13.69
1981 15.04
1982 16.08
1983 17.47
1984 18.18
1985 19.02
1986 19.85
1987 21.07
1988 22.54
1989 23.84
1990 25.67
1991 27.59
1992 31.50
1993 34.22
1994 36.80
1995 38.28
1996 41.08
1997 43.59
1998 46.91
1999 51.20
2000 54.96
2001 57.53
2002 59.81
2003 61.30
2004 62.78
2005 62.57
2006 64.30
2007 67.68
2008 64.28
2009 67.23

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Ireland was 54.97 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54.97 in 2009 and a minimum value of 14.94 in 1973.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 15.29
1972 15.42
1973 14.94
1974 15.29
1976 21.62
1977 20.04
1978 19.76
1979 19.12
1980 19.36
1981 21.12
1982 22.93
1983 23.91
1984 23.18
1985 23.92
1986 24.86
1987 25.71
1988 26.68
1989 28.33
1990 29.30
1991 30.72
1992 33.54
1993 34.99
1994 37.54
1995 37.64
1996 38.44
1997 39.18
1998 40.34
1999 43.15
2000 45.27
2001 46.10
2002 47.11
2003 47.28
2004 49.72
2005 50.29
2006 51.32
2007 53.41
2008 52.28
2009 54.97

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation