School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Ireland
Ireland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.3957 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Ireland, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Ireland stood at 0.3957 years. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.1% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Ireland peaked at 1.36 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3957 years, in 2018.
That places Ireland 29th out of 109 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Ireland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5753 years | — |
| 1999 | 0.6302 years | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6503 years | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7505 years | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7331 years | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8029 years | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9711 years | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9542 years | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9567 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9344 years | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9294 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9082 years | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9123 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9901 years | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8997 years | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9485 years | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9613 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.32 years | +37.0% |
| 2016 | 1.36 years | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8438 years | -38.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3957 years | -53.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.3957 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2177 years, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.3957 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1838 years, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -53.1% | 0.8438 years | 0.3957 years |
| 2017 | -38.0% | 1.36 years | 0.8438 years |
| 2015 | +37.0% | 0.9613 years | 1.32 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6027 years | 0.5753 years | 0.6302 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8591 years | 0.6503 years | 0.9711 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9587 years | 0.3957 years | 1.36 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Ireland?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Ireland was 0.3957 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3957 years in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.