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Ireland: Current education expenditure, total

100percent · 2021+7.2% since 2011

Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration). Annual figures for Ireland from 1998 to 2021.

19982021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2021100
202092.866
201993.827
201894.793
201794.73
201692.596
201593.113
201493.767
201394.172
201294.948
201193.308
201091.294
200991.466
200890.836
200790.351
200691.952
200591.561
200493.236
200392.667
200289.392
200187.365
200088.901
199990.984
199893.139

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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