Welcome to the Education Statistics web page
Latest Statistical Reports
National Briefing Note on Education at a Glance 2020 OECD Indicators
Statistical Bulletin 2019/2020: Overview of Education 1999 – 2019
Statistical Bulletin Enrolments September 2019 – Preliminary Results (Revised)
Retention Rates of Pupils in Second-Level Schools 2012 Entry Cohort
Developing a Teacher Demand and Supply Model for Ireland 2020 – 2036 - A Technical Report
Education Indicators for Ireland
Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2019
Statistical Bulletin Local Authority Enrolments September 2018
Education Statistics
We publish a range of statistical reports. Please select from the report groups shown below:
Key Statistics and Indicators
Published reports showing key statistics on the Department's customers - includes schools, pupils and teachers numbers
Education Statistics Database
This section contains links to external statistical databases related to education. Find data of interest or get answers to tailor-made requests
School Enrolments
Includes enrolment figures for previous years at both primary and post-primary level:
Projections and Retention
This section contains
- Data on second level pupil completion rates
- Long-term projections of enrolments (primary & post-primary)
International Statistical Reports
Information on how Irish education rates compare internationally. Includes data from sources such as:
Other Statistical Reports
This section contains a variety of reports on topics such as teachers, gender and Inspectorate reports.
Primary Online Database
This section contains information relating to the Primary Online Database (POD). Includes training manuals for users who are new to the POD system. Should you have a query which is not answered here, please contact the POD Helpdesk on (01) 8892311 or email pod@education.gov.ie
Post Primary Online Database (P-POD)
For queries relating to the Post-Primary Online Database (P-POD), please contact the P-POD Helpdesk on (0906) 484022/ (0906) 483906 or email p-podhelpdesk@education.gov.ie
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