Education spending per student in Ireland

In 2022, education spending per student in Ireland was 13,962 $, up from 12,589 $ in 2021. Explore the historical series and compare Ireland with other economies below.
Education spending per student
Primary to tertiary spending per student, in constant international dollars
Ireland
Year$
202213 962
202112 589
202012 518
201911 669
201811 565
201710 952
2016
201510 707
201411 879
201311 963
201213 455
201113 776
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
200510 860
2004
2003
2002
2001
20008 684
How Ireland compares
Education spending per student compared with other countries
Education spending per student
About this indicator
This indicator measures spending on educational institutions per student, from primary to tertiary education. Spending covers both public and private educational institutions, all types of expenditure, and all funding sources: government, private sources (households and other non-educational private entities), and funds from the rest of the world. Student numbers are expressed as full-time equivalents (FTE), so part-time students are converted into an equivalent number of full-time students.
Values are expressed in constant 2020 international dollars. Constant means that the figures are adjusted for inflation, allowing comparisons over time. International dollars are based on Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs), which adjust for differences in price levels across countries. This makes the indicator useful for comparing the real resources devoted to education per student across countries and over time.
Sources and updates

Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the OECD Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student dataset.

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.