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Education in general> Ireland General government expenditures for Education, as % of GDP 2.7% (2022) [35/35countries] Literacy proficiency among 16-65 years-olds: Average score (0-500) 267 (2011-2017) [21/37countries] Numeracy proficiency among 16-65 years-olds: Average score (0-500) 267 (2011-2017) [21/37countries] Proficiency of problem solving in technology-rich environments proficiency among 16-65 years-olds: Average score (0-500) 277 (2011-2017) [20/33countries] % of those who like learning new things 68.2% (2011-2017) [15/31countries] % of those who try to relate new ideas to real life 28.5% (2011-2017) [29/31countries] % of those who try to relate new things to existing knowledge 53.9% (2011-2017) [23/31countries] % of those who like to solve difficult problems 64.0% (2011-2017) [8/31countries] % of those who like to fit different ideas together 52.4% (2011-2017) [13/31countries] % of those who look for additional information to understand things 73.1% (2011-2017) [17/31countries] Time in school or classes (men and women, minutes per day per person) 36.7 (2005) [2/29countries] Time in school or classes (men, minutes per day per person) 38.4 (2005) [2/29countries] Time in school or classes (women, minutes per day per person) 35.1 (2005) [2/29countries] Pre-primary education> Ireland Pre-school enrolment rates, children aged 0 to 2 year old 42.9% (2019) [13/42countries] Pre-primary education at home> Ireland % of the parents who often read books to their child before they began primary school 71.6% (2019) [4/53countries] % of the parents who often told stories to their child before they began primary school 63.8% (2019) [7/53countries] % of the parents who often sang songs to their child before they began primary school 62.2% (2019) [15/53countries] % of the parents who often played with alphabet toys with their child before they began primary school 56.4% (2019) [11/53countries] % of the parents who often talked about things to their child before they began primary school 78.8% (2019) [7/53countries] % of the parents who often talked about what they had read to their child before they began primary school 44.2% (2019) [15/53countries] % of the parents who often played word games with their child before they began primary school 41.7% (2019) [21/53countries] % of the parents who often wrote letters or words to their child before they began primary school 55.9% (2019) [18/53countries] % of the parents who often read aloud signs and labels to their child before they began primary school 54.2% (2019) [12/53countries] % of the parents who often sang counting songs to their child before they began primary school 61.3% (2019) [4/53countries] % of the parents who often played with number toys with their child before they began primary school 53.8% (2019) [12/53countries] % of the parents who often counted different things to their child before they began primary school 69.5% (2019) [14/53countries] % of the parents who often played games involving shapes with their child before they began primary school 65.0% (2019) [17/53countries] % of the parents who often played with building blocks or construction toys with their child before they began primary school 69.9% (2019) [19/53countries] % of the parents who often played board or card games with their child before they began primary school 52.0% (2019) [14/53countries] % of the parents who often wrote numbers to their child before they began primary school 55.8% (2019) [23/53countries] % of the parents who often drew shapes to their child before they began primary school 52.4% (2019) [25/53countries] % of the parents who often measured or weighed things with their child before they began primary school 22.5% (2019) [7/53countries] Pre-primary education on letters> Ireland % of the children who could recognize most of the letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school 78.0% (2019) [2/53countries] % of the children who could read some words very well when they began primary school 64.2% (2019) [2/53countries] % of the children who could read sentences very well when they began primary school 52.6% (2019) [2/53countries] % of the children who could read a story very well when they began primary school 41.2% (2019) [2/53countries] % of the children who could write letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school 65.8% (2019) [8/53countries] % of the children who could write his/her name very well when they began primary school 77.5% (2019) [9/53countries] % of the children who could write words other than his/her name very well when they began primary school 57.5% (2019) [4/53countries] Pre-primary education on numbers> Ireland % of the children who could count by himself/ herself up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 52.6% (2019) [5/53countries] % of the children who could recognize written numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 49.5% (2019) [6/53countries] % of the children who could write numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 45.7% (2019) [7/53countries] % of the children who could do simple addition up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 92.4% (2019) [5/53countries] % of the children who could do simple subtraction up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 80.2% (2019) [15/53countries] Primary school> Ireland Average class size in primary education (public) 23.3 (2021) [7/36countries] Ratio of students to teaching staff in primary schools (public and private) 14.3 (2021) [20/42countries] Ratio of students to teaching staff in primary schools (public) 14.3 (2021) [20/42countries] Ratio of students to teaching staff in primary schools (private) 12.1 (2021) [25/41countries] Instruction days per year, primary education 180.5 (2023) [23/40countries] Primary school students - home> Ireland % of Grade 4 students who have their own room 76.2% (2019) [19/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who have internet connection at home 95.2% (2019) [18/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who have their own mobile phone 42.7% (2019) [48/57countries] Primary school students - school life> Ireland % of Grade 4 students who are absent from school once a week 4.5% (2019) [46/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 34.5% (2019) [27/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 19.9% (2019) [50/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like being in school 34.3% (2019) [46/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school 71.6% (2019) [17/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school 64.4% (2019) [29/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them 71.4% (2019) [22/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school 78.1% (2019) [16/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students made fun of them or called them names 39.6% (2019) [42/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students left them out of games or activities 35.6% (2019) [42/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students spread lies about them 31.9% (2019) [44/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students stole something from them 26.4% (2019) [25/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose 19.0% (2019) [39/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students hit or hurt them 36.5% (2019) [38/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do 21.9% (2019) [35/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online 10.7% (2019) [39/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online 6.2% (2019) [42/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online 3.6% (2019) [47/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students threatened them 16.4% (2019) [43/57countries] Primary school students - mathematics> Ireland Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade 548 (2019) [8/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson 63.6% (2019) [11/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics 45.3% (2019) [40/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics 13.1% (2019) [35/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring 13.2% (2019) [22/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics 57.9% (2019) [34/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much 47.1% (2019) [41/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers 28.4% (2019) [47/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems 41.0% (2019) [35/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons 30.7% (2019) [42/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects 42.5% (2019) [38/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons 57.3% (2019) [32/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons 65.8% (2019) [22/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons 69.5% (2019) [31/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics 79.2% (2019) [28/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons 82.0% (2019) [23/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons 78.1% (2019) [28/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that students don�ft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson 16.5% (2019) [44/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson 20.5% (2019) [42/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson 8.7% (2019) [51/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that their teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in every or almost everymathematics lesson 17.2% (2019) [50/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson 19.5% (2019) [39/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that their teacher has to keep telling them to follow the classroom rules in every or almost every mathematics lesson 14.8% (2019) [52/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics 49.9% (2019) [33/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates 13.8% (2019) [37/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at mathematics 10.9% (2019) [34/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics 40.7% (2019) [38/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous 9.1% (2019) [43/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems 31.6% (2019) [29/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics 40.6% (2019) [30/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject 15.1% (2019) [31/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused 14.6% (2019) [25/57countries] Primary school students - science> Ireland Average score of science achievement of 4th grade 528 (2019) [18/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who conduct science experiments at least once a week 13.2% (2019) [53/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning science 58.2% (2019) [26/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study science 7.8% (2019) [50/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is boring 6.4% (2019) [51/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in science 70.9% (2019) [27/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like science very much 60.0% (2019) [25/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work 69.9% (2019) [31/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to learning science 55.7% (2019) [24/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work 69.9% (2019) [31/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is one of their favorite subjects 41.6% (2019) [36/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in science lessons 47.3% (2019) [46/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in science lessons 69.4% (2019) [22/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in science lessons 71.1% (2019) [31/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining science 73.5% (2019) [35/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in science lessons 73.8% (2019) [31/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in science lessons 75.1% (2019) [28/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in science 39.2% (2019) [47/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than for many of their classmates 7.2% (2019) [49/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at science 7.6% (2019) [43/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in science 39.5% (2019) [42/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at science 26.3% (2019) [40/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than any other subject 7.2% (2019) [51/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science makes them confused 8.7% (2019) [40/57countries] Primary school students - instruction out of school> Ireland % of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months 8.3% (2019) [45/52countries] % of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months 2.7% (2019) [39/52countries] Primary school - evaluation of parents> Ireland % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child�fs school does a good job including them in their child�fs education 67.5% (2019) [20/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school provides a safe environment 89.5% (2019) [1/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child�fs school cares about their child's progress in school 83.1% (2019) [5/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job informing them of his/her progress 65.8% (2019) [29/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school promotes high academic standards 66.3% (2019) [6/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in reading 79.6% (2019) [10/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in mathematics 73.8% (2019) [15/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in science 53.5% (2019) [33/52countries] Primary school - future educational plan> Ireland % of the parents of Grade 4 students who expect their child to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree 68.7% (2019) [33/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who expect their child to finish postgraduate degree 38.9% (2019) [28/52countries] Lower secondary school> Ireland Instruction days per year, lower secondary education 164.0 (2023) [38/40countries] Lower secondary school students - home> Ireland % of Grade 8 students who have their own room 85.3% (2019) [12/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who have internet connection at home 98.6% (2019) [9/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who have their own mobile phone 97.7% (2019) [11/39countries] Lower secondary school students - Internet use> Ireland % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access the textbook or other course materials 50.1% (2019) [31/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access assignments posted online by their teacher 60.1% (2019) [21/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to collaborate with classmates on assignments or projects 74.7% (2019) [26/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to communicate with the teacher 29.6% (2019) [32/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to find information, articles, or tutorials to aid in understanding mathematics or science 71.2% (2019) [25/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access learning games or activities related to mathematics or science 32.7% (2019) [31/38countries] Lower secondary school students - School life> Ireland % of Grade 8 students who are absent from school once a week 3.5% (2019) [28/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 55.7% (2019) [8/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 22.0% (2019) [35/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school 19.1% (2019) [30/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school 49.0% (2019) [18/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school 41.8% (2019) [24/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them 38.4% (2019) [25/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school 45.5% (2019) [17/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students said mean things about their physical appearance 45.0% (2019) [16/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students spread lies about them 43.4% (2019) [24/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared their secrets with others 37.5% (2019) [24/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students refused to talk to them 38.7% (2019) [9/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students insulted a member of their family 27.4% (2019) [19/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students stole something from them 31.8% (2019) [14/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do 18.9% (2019) [18/37countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online 17.7% (2019) [23/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online 10.9% (2019) [27/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online 23.9% (2019) [8/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students threatened them 15.2% (2019) [19/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students physically hurt them 16.6% (2019) [21/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students excluded them from their group 32.5% (2019) [9/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose 17.0% (2019) [26/38countries] Lower secondary school students - Mathematics> Ireland Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade 524 (2019) [7/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson 57.1% (2019) [11/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics 24.9% (2019) [25/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics 20.9% (2019) [11/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring 22.7% (2019) [5/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics 22.8% (2019) [28/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much 25.5% (2019) [25/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers 15.1% (2019) [23/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems 19.5% (2019) [22/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons 12.3% (2019) [25/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects 19.5% (2019) [23/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons 47.6% (2019) [14/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons 43.4% (2019) [18/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons 46.0% (2019) [23/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics 52.0% (2019) [25/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons 44.8% (2019) [25/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher links new lessons to what they already know in mathematics lessons 41.4% (2019) [20/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons 56.3% (2019) [25/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that students don�ft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson 22.2% (2019) [14/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson 23.0% (2019) [17/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson 8.0% (2019) [35/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that their teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in every or almost every mathematics lesson 12.5% (2019) [31/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson 15.1% (2019) [22/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that their teacher has to keep telling them to follow the classroom rules in every or almost every mathematics lesson 10.1% (2019) [37/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics 29.0% (2019) [19/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates 15.8% (2019) [20/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is not one of their strengths 27.0% (2019) [11/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics 21.0% (2019) [23/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous 11.7% (2019) [31/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems 14.7% (2019) [20/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics 19.1% (2019) [18/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject 17.6% (2019) [32/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused 21.8% (2019) [10/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will help them in their daily life 39.5% (2019) [28/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need mathematics to learn other school subjects 33.7% (2019) [23/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get into the university of their choice 55.0% (2019) [18/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get the job they want 46.0% (2019) [19/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using mathematics 15.1% (2019) [30/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about mathematics to get ahead in the world 37.0% (2019) [28/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will give them more job opportunities when they are adults 55.6% (2019) [12/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in mathematics 67.4% (2019) [11/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in mathematics 61.5% (2019) [17/39countries] Lower secondary school students - Science> Ireland Average score of science achievement of 8th grade 523 (2019) [10/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who conduct science experiments at least once a week 34.8% (2019) [9/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning science 32.3% (2019) [18/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study science 19.0% (2019) [3/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is boring 17.2% (2019) [3/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in science 46.1% (2019) [16/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like science very much 32.8% (2019) [18/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they look forward to science lessons 26.5% (2019) [16/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work 47.7% (2019) [15/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like to conduct science experiments 61.0% (2019) [12/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is one of their favorite subjects 20.3% (2019) [23/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in science lessons 41.2% (2019) [17/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in science lessons 42.0% (2019) [15/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in science lessons 46.0% (2019) [16/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining science 50.0% (2019) [17/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in science lessons 43.6% (2019) [19/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher links new lessons to what they already know in science lessons 37.6% (2019) [21/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in science lessons 46.0% (2019) [20/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in science 26.9% (2019) [17/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than for many of their classmates 10.9% (2019) [15/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is not one of their strengths 19.8% (2019) [6/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in science 21.7% (2019) [18/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult science problems 15.4% (2019) [18/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at science 19.5% (2019) [15/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than any other subject 12.1% (2019) [14/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science makes them confused 16.9% (2019) [4/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will help them in their daily life 30.6% (2019) [34/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need science to learn other school subjects 21.0% (2019) [33/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get into the university of their choice 31.4% (2019) [28/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get the job they want 28.9% (2019) [28/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using science 21.2% (2019) [29/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about science to get ahead in the world 31.4% (2019) [25/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will give them more job opportunities when they are adults 37.9% (2019) [23/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in science 40.0% (2019) [22/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in science 41.6% (2019) [24/39countries] % of Grade 8 students whose teacher gives them homework in mathematics every day 66.9% (2019) [5/39countries] % of Grade 8 students whose teacher gives them homework in science every day 15.8% (2019) [6/26countries] Lower secondary school students - instruction out of school> Ireland % of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months 14.2% (2019) [38/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months 3.7% (2019) [38/38countries] Lower secondary school students - future educational plan> Ireland % of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree 58.1% (2019) [25/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish postgraduate degree 24.9% (2019) [28/39countries] Lower secondary education teachers> Ireland High school students - Performance and preference> Ireland Performance on the reading (15 years old, average score) 516.0 (2022) [2/80countries] Performance on the mathematics (15 years old, average score) 491.6 (2022) [11/80countries] Performance on the science (15 years old, average score) 503.8 (2022) [12/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever repeated a grade 12.0% (2009) [29/65countries] % of 15 year old students who say that mathematics is one of their favourite subjects 35.8% (2022) [60/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that national language is one of their favourite subjects 49.6% (2022) [37/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that science is one of their favourite subjects 49.2% (2022) [44/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that mathematics is easy for them 39.9% (2022) [52/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that national language is easy for them 65.9% (2022) [31/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that science is easy for them 54.5% (2022) [31/76countries] % of 15 year old students who want to do well in their mathematics class 94.4% (2022) [3/76countries] % of 15 year old students who want to do well in their national language class 95.4% (2022) [2/76countries] % of 15 year old students who want to do well in their science class 91.3% (2022) [10/76countries] High school students - Things at home> Ireland % of 15-year-old students who have a computer they can use for school work in their home 85.2% (2018) [48/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have classic literature in their home 39.2% (2018) [59/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have books of poetry in their home 32.1% (2018) [67/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have works of art (e.g. paintings) in their home 67.6% (2018) [21/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have musical instruments (e.g. guitar, piano) in their home 22.6% (2018) [75/79countries] High school students - Language lessons> Ireland % of 15 year old students who say that students don't listen to what the teacher says in their language lessons 32.9% (2018) [22/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that there is noise and disorder in their language lessons 34.6% (2018) [20/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher has to wait a long time for the students to quieten down in their language lessons 25.5% (2018) [34/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students cannot work well in their language lessons 15.0% (2018) [55/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students don't start working for a long time after the lesson begins in their language lessons 21.4% (2018) [42/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows an interest in every student's learning in their language lessons 76.2% (2018) [35/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher gives extra help when students need it in their language lessons 74.6% (2018) [43/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students with their learning in their language lessons 80.8% (2018) [41/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher continues teaching until the students understands in their language lessons 73.5% (2018) [43/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher sets clear goals for our learning in their language lessons 61.9% (2018) [73/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher asks questions to check whether they have understood what was taught in their language lessons 74.3% (2018) [50/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher presents a short summary of the previous lesson in their language lessons 28.5% (2018) [74/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher tells us what we have to learn in their language lessons 70.9% (2018) [62/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that their teacher make them feel confident in their ability in their language lessons 77.8% (2018) [21/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that their teacher listen to their view in their language lessons 71.0% (2018) [29/76countries] % of 15 year old students who felt that their teacher understand them in their language lessons 75.0% (2018) [16/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher adapts the lesson to their class's needs and knowledge in their language lessons 53.7% (2018) [36/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher provides individual help when a student has difficulties understanding a topic or task in their language lessons 54.2% (2018) [37/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher changes the structure of the lesson on a topic that most students find difficult to understand in their language lessons 38.3% (2018) [53/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher gives them feedback on their strengths in their language lessons 46.8% (2018) [11/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher tells them in which areas they can still improve in their language lessons 54.5% (2018) [11/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher tells them how they can improve their performance in their language lessons 53.1% (2018) [24/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it was clear to them that their teacher liked teaching them in their language lessons 75.8% (2018) [33/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that the enthusiasm of the teacher inspired them in their language lessons 59.5% (2018) [40/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it was clear that the teacher likes to deal with the topic of the lesson in their language lessons 84.9% (2018) [16/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that the teacher showed enjoyment in teaching in their language lessons 82.7% (2018) [15/76countries] % of 15 year old students who read texts that include diagrams or maps for school 34.4% (2018) [15/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read fiction (e.g., novels, short stories) for school 27.7% (2018) [50/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read texts that include tables or graphs for school 33.6% (2018) [18/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read digital texts including links for school 13.1% (2018) [66/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher encourages students to express their opinion about a text in their language lessons 62.6% (2018) [20/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students relate the stories they read to their lives in their language lessons 38.6% (2018) [55/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows students how the information in texts builds on what they already know in their language lessons 55.0% (2018) [32/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher poses questions that motivate students to participate actively in their language lessons 57.8% (2018) [40/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have read a text of more than 100 pages in their language lessons 42.1% (2018) [27/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to write a summary of the book or the chapter in their language lessons 77.5% (2018) [18/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to list and write a short description of the main characters in their language lessons 84.4% (2018) [12/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to discuss in small groups with other students who read the same book or chapter in their language lessons 58.1% (2018) [33/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to give their personal thoughts about the book or the chapter in their language lessons 84.3% (2018) [6/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to answer questions about the book or the chapter in their language lessons 86.6% (2018) [19/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to compare the content of the book or the chapter with their own experience in their language lessons 33.5% (2018) [64/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to compare the book with other books or texts on a similar topic in their language lessons 59.6% (2018) [23/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to select a passage they liked or disliked and explain why in their language lessons 66.6% (2018) [11/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to write a text related to what they have read in their language lessons 58.2% (2018) [46/77countries] High school students - Mathematics lessons> Ireland % of 15 year old students who say that students don't listen to what the teacher says in their mathematics lessons 28.7% (2022) [45/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that there is noise and disorder in their mathematics lessons 29.0% (2022) [40/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in their mathematics lessons 19.9% (2022) [61/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students cannot work well in their mathematics lessons 18.3% (2022) [65/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students do not start working for a long time after the lesson begins in their mathematics lessons 20.9% (2022) [59/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students get distracted by using digital resources in their mathematics lessons 19.8% (2022) [68/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students get distracted by other students who are using digital resources in their mathematics lessons 15.8% (2022) [71/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows an interest in every student's learning in their mathematics lessons 65.7% (2022) [48/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher gives extra help when students need it in their mathematics lessons 74.0% (2022) [39/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students with their learning in their mathematics lessons 77.8% (2022) [35/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher continues teaching until the students understand in their mathematics lessons 63.5% (2022) [54/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to solve mathematics problems without computing anything 18.0% (2022) [22/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to explain how they solved a mathematics problem 59.0% (2022) [3/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to explain what assumptions they were making when solving a mathematics problem 38.1% (2022) [37/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to explain our reasoning when solving a mathematics problem 57.1% (2022) [1/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to defend their answer to a mathematics problem 64.6% (2022) [1/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to think about how new and old mathematics topics were related 30.2% (2022) [61/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often encouraged them to think about how to solve mathematics problems in different ways than demonstrated in class 40.6% (2022) [39/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often told them to keep trying even when they face difficulties with a mathematics task 64.3% (2022) [4/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often taught them to memorize rules and apply them to solve mathematics problems 57.9% (2022) [27/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to think of problems from everyday life that could be solved with new mathematics knowledge they learned 21.1% (2022) [51/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often showed them how mathematics can be useful in our everyday lives 22.7% (2022) [57/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often encouraged them to think mathematically 38.8% (2022) [39/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often taught them how to use mathematical logic when approaching new situations 34.7% (2022) [44/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often showed us how some problems that look difficult can be solved more easily by understanding how the number system is organized 42.9% (2022) [42/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often gave problems from everyday life involving numbers and asked them to make a decision about the situation 27.2% (2022) [50/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them how different topics are connected to a bigger mathematical idea 28.9% (2022) [52/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often encouraged them to think about how a problem from everyday life could be solved using mathematics 26.1% (2022) [54/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often explained how different mathematical ideas connect to a larger context 31.0% (2022) [57/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never worked out from a train timetable how long it would take to get from one place to another 40.8% (2022) [47/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated how much more expensive a computer would be after adding tax 31.0% (2022) [78/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated how many square metres of tiles you need to cover a floor 28.8% (2022) [72/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never tried to understand scientific tables presented in an article 42.7% (2022) [49/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never solved an equation like 6x2 +5 = 29 11.1% (2022) [74/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never tried to find the actual distance between two places on a map with a 1:10,000 scale 46.5% (2022) [44/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never solved an equation like 2(x+3) = (x+3)(x-3) 10.0% (2022) [75/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated the power consumption of an electronic appliance per week 53.8% (2022) [44/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never solved an equation like 3x+5=17 9.7% (2022) [79/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never extracted mathematical information from diagrams, graphs, or simulations 10.4% (2022) [77/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never interpreted mathematical solutions in the context of a real-life challenge 32.7% (2022) [53/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never used the concept of statistical variation to make a decision 34.4% (2022) [62/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never identified mathematical aspects of a real-world problem 36.5% (2022) [46/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never identified constraints and assumptions behind mathematical modelling 47.3% (2022) [25/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never represented a situation mathematically using variables, symbols, or diagrams 16.9% (2022) [76/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never evaluated the significance of observed patterns in data 29.1% (2022) [67/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never tried coding/programming computers 75.2% (2022) [10/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never worked with computer mathematics systems 59.9% (2022) [9/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated the properties of an irregularly shaped object 34.3% (2022) [64/80countries] High school students - Learning mathematics> Ireland % of 15 year old students who always actively participate in group discussions during mathematics class. 14.1% (2022) [41/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always pay attention when their mathematics teacher is speaking 47.8% (2022) [11/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always put effort into assignments for mathematics class 37.8% (2022) [19/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always give up when they do not understand the mathematics material being taught 5.9% (2022) [75/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always make time to learn the material for mathematics class 18.2% (2022) [56/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always ask questions when they do not understand the mathematics material being taught 22.0% (2022) [45/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always lose interest during mathematics lessons 13.3% (2022) [36/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always try to connect new material to what they have learned in previous mathematics lessons 16.3% (2022) [59/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always start their work on mathematics assignments right away 20.6% (2022) [46/80countries] % of 15 year old students who often worry that it will be difficult for them in mathematics classes 64.0% (2022) [33/79countries] % of 15 year old students who get very tense when they have to do mathematics homework. 39.1% (2022) [59/79countries] % of 15 year old students who get very nervous doing mathematics problems 34.1% (2022) [67/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel helpless when doing a mathematics problem 37.2% (2022) [66/79countries] % of 15 year old students who worry that they will get poor school grades in mathematics 67.9% (2022) [34/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel anxious about failing in mathematics 61.2% (2022) [32/79countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in one-on-one tutoring with a person for mathematics except school lessons 14.2% (2022) [71/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in Internet or computer tutoring with a programme or application for mathematics except school lessons 9.2% (2022) [75/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in video-recorded instruction by a person for mathematics except school lessons 8.2% (2022) [77/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in small group study or practice (2 to 7 students) for mathematics except school lessons 8.1% (2022) [79/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in large group study or practice (8 or more students) for mathematics except school lessons 5.6% (2022) [76/80countries] % of 15 year old students who do not participate in any instruction for mathematics except school lessons 67.5% (2022) [2/80countries] High school students - Mathematics knowledge> Ireland % of 15 year old students who are confident about working out from a train timetable how long it would take to get from one place to another 81.9% (2022) [3/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating how much more expensive a computer would be after adding tax 74.8% (2022) [2/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating how many square metres of tiles you need to cover a floor 70.9% (2022) [5/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about understanding scientific tables presented in an article 54.5% (2022) [31/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about solving an equation like 6x2 +5 = 29 66.2% (2022) [46/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about finding the actual distance between two places on a map with a 1:10,000 scale 46.8% (2022) [46/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about solving an equation like 2(x+3) = (x+3)(x-3) 67.3% (2022) [40/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating the power consumption of an electronic appliance per week 51.4% (2022) [27/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about solving an equation like 3x+5=17 78.1% (2022) [25/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about extracting mathematical information from diagrams, graphs, or simulations 76.8% (2022) [3/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about interpreting mathematical solutions in the context of a real-life challenge 54.2% (2022) [32/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about using the concept of statistical variation to make a decision 47.8% (2022) [25/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about identifying mathematical aspects of a real-world problem 56.0% (2022) [27/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about identifying constraints and assumptions behind mathematical modelling 32.9% (2022) [68/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about representing a situation mathematically using variables, symbols, or diagrams 64.8% (2022) [7/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about evaluating the significance of observed patterns in data 60.3% (2022) [14/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about coding/programming computers 26.8% (2022) [70/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about working with computer mathematics systems 44.0% (2022) [64/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating the properties of an irregularly shaped object 50.4% (2022) [25/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Divisor" 14.2% (2022) [71/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Area of a circle" 49.6% (2022) [18/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Subjunctive scaling" 2.4% (2022) [74/75countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Congruent figures" 9.2% (2022) [66/75countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Linear equation" 42.5% (2022) [25/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Pythagorean theorem" 45.3% (2022) [46/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Linear inequalities" 25.2% (2022) [39/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Complex number" 10.6% (2022) [61/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Exponential function" 16.6% (2022) [38/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Probability" 60.5% (2022) [5/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Declarative fraction" 2.2% (2022) [74/75countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Three-dimensional geometry" 13.7% (2022) [60/76countries] High school students - Internet education> Ireland % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to use keywords when using a search engine 44.1% (2018) [70/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to decide whether to trust information from the Internet 57.8% (2018) [64/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to compare different web pages and decide what information is more relevant 45.2% (2018) [73/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school to understand the consequences of making information publicly available online 82.3% (2018) [8/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to use the short description below the links in the list of results of a search 34.7% (2018) [76/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to detect whether the information is subjective or biased 58.5% (2018) [20/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to detect phishing or spam emails 27.7% (2018) [69/77countries] High school students - Reading> Ireland % of 15 year old students who read only if they have to 51.2% (2018) [26/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that reading is one of their favourite hobbies 30.3% (2018) [61/77countries] % of 15 year old students who like talking about books with other people 33.1% (2018) [64/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that reading is a waste of time 26.5% (2018) [29/77countries] % of 15 year old students who I read only to get information that they need 51.6% (2018) [34/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read magazines several times a week 2.9% (2018) [69/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read comic books several times a week 2.4% (2018) [75/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read fiction (novels, narratives, stories) several times a week 12.4% (2018) [48/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read non-fiction books (informational, documentary) several times a week 4.9% (2018) [64/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read newspapers several times a week 9.0% (2018) [48/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read books more often in paper format 33.6% (2018) [34/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read books more often on digital devices 11.9% (2018) [67/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read books equally often in paper format and on digital devices 13.6% (2018) [56/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spend more than 1 hour a day reading for enjoyment 13.1% (2018) [69/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they are good readers 79.1% (2018) [12/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they are able to understand difficult texts 72.0% (2018) [14/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they read fluently 73.2% (2018) [49/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they have always had difficulty with reading 18.2% (2018) [43/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they have to read a text several times before completely understanding it 40.7% (2018) [52/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that I find it difficult to answer questions about a text 24.7% (2018) [42/77countries] High school students - Internet use> Ireland % of 15 year old students who read emails several times a day 7.0% (2018) [67/77countries] % of 15 year old students who chat on line several times a day 84.2% (2018) [7/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read online news several times a day 25.7% (2018) [42/77countries] % of 15 year old students who search information online to learn about a particular topic several times a day 24.6% (2018) [56/77countries] % of 15 year old students who take part in online group discussions or forums several times a day 14.6% (2018) [36/77countries] % of 15 year old students who search for practical information online several times a day 14.6% (2018) [74/77countries] High school students - use of digital resources> Ireland % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for learning activities at school 15.1% (2022) [35/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for learning activities at school for more than 5 hours a day 5.3% (2022) [69/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for learning activities before and after school 28.8% (2022) [2/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for learning activities before and after school for more than 5 hours a day 2.6% (2022) [75/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for learning activities on weekends 38.6% (2022) [2/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for learning activities on weekends for more than 5 hours a day 2.6% (2022) [74/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for leisure at school 41.9% (2022) [13/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for leisure at school for more than 5 hours a day 2.1% (2022) [74/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for leisure before and after school 16.3% (2022) [37/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for leisure before and after school for more than 5 hours a day 6.6% (2022) [72/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for leisure on weekends 12.1% (2022) [36/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for leisure on weekends for more than 5 hours a day 25.8% (2022) [65/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never turn off notifications from social networks and apps during class 15.0% (2022) [73/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always turn off notifications from social networks and apps during class 64.3% (2022) [3/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never turn off notifications from social networks and apps during sleep 24.7% (2022) [72/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always turn off notifications from social networks and apps during sleep 49.9% (2022) [6/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never keep their digital device near them to answer messages at home 4.3% (2022) [75/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always keep their digital device near them to answer messages at home 59.9% (2022) [6/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never have their digital device open in class for notes/ information 51.1% (2022) [20/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always have their digital device open in class for notes/ information 10.6% (2022) [53/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never feel pressured to be online and answer messages during class 77.9% (2022) [8/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always feel pressured to be online and answer messages during class 2.7% (2022) [72/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never feel nervous/anxious without their digital device around 54.6% (2022) [23/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always feel nervous/anxious without their digital device around 7.0% (2022) [69/75countries] High school students - response to a junk mail> Ireland Extent to which 15-year-olds think of answering the email and asking for more information as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 2.79 (2018) [41/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking the sender�fs email address as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 4.40 (2018) [3/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of clicking on the link to fill out the form as soon as possible as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 2.13 (2018) [57/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of deleting the email without clicking on the link as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 3.30 (2018) [13/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking the website of the mobile phone operator as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 4.30 (2018) [3/77countries] High school students - Impression of PISA Reading Test> Ireland % of those who agree that there were many words they could not understand in the PISA test 18.3% (2018) [48/77countries] % of those who agree that many texts were too difficult for them in the PISA test 12.9% (2018) [67/77countries] % of those who agree that they were lost when they had to navigate between different pages in the PISA test 14.5% (2018) [67/77countries] High school students - learning method> Ireland Extent to which 15-year-olds think of concentrating on the parts of the text that are easy to understand as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.38 (2018) [33/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of quickly reading through the text twice as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.18 (2018) [26/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of discussing its content with other people after reading the text as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.34 (2018) [51/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of underlining important parts of the text as useful for understanding and memorising the text 4.25 (2018) [21/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of summarising the text in their own words as useful for understanding and memorising the text 4.13 (2018) [24/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading the text aloud to another person as useful for understanding and memorising the text 2.82 (2018) [55/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking that each paragraph is covered in the summary as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 3.37 (2018) [28/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of I trying to copy out accurately as many sentences as possible as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 2.72 (2018) [33/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading the text as many times as possible before writing the summary as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 3.56 (2018) [37/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of carefully checking whether the most important facts in the text are represented in the summary as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 4.47 (2018) [8/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading through the text, underlining the most important sentences, and then writing them in their own words as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 4.40 (2018) [15/77countries] High school students - effort, failure, talent> Ireland % of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get a good job 88.4% (2018) [14/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get into a good college 93.5% (2018) [2/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school is important 89.2% (2018) [15/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who find satisfaction in working as hard as they can 79.8% (2018) [30/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who persist until a task is finished once they start 69.1% (2018) [47/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who enjoy doing things when they improve on their past performance 78.8% (2018) [55/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who would rather keep struggling to master something if they are not good at than move on to something they may be good at 55.9% (2018) [73/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who worry about what others think of when they are failing 63.0% (2018) [16/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who are afraid that they might not have enough talent when they are failing 61.9% (2018) [11/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who doubt their plans for the future when they are failing 64.1% (2018) [12/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that they can�ft change their intelligence very much 27.2% (2022) [74/75countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that some people are just not good at mathematics, no matter how hard they study 63.4% (2022) [42/75countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that some people are just not good in national language, no matter how hard they study 56.8% (2022) [43/75countries] High school students - competition and cooperation> Ireland % of 15-year-olds who enjoy working in situations involving competition with others 75.1% (2018) [5/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who agree that it is important for them to perform better than other people on a task 57.2% (2018) [55/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who try harder when they are in competition with other people 80.7% (2018) [15/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to value competition 57.8% (2018) [12/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students are competing with each other 53.9% (2018) [24/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to share the feeling that competing with each other is important 47.4% (2018) [29/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students feel that they are being compared with others 61.2% (2018) [15/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to value cooperation 46.0% (2018) [50/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students are cooperating with each other 52.1% (2018) [50/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to share the feeling that cooperating with each other is important 47.6% (2018) [58/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that they are encouraged to cooperate with others 52.7% (2018) [39/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on mathematics homework 2.1% (2022) [80/80countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on national language homework 2.5% (2022) [76/80countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on science homework 1.8% (2022) [80/80countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on homework in total 22.3% (2022) [69/80countries] High school students - life> Ireland Life satisfaction of 15-year-olds (10 steps) 6.587 (2022) [58/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that their life has clear meaning or purpose 59.0% (2018) [66/74countries] % of 15-year-olds who have discovered a satisfactory meaning in life 51.6% (2018) [64/74countries] % of 15-year-olds who have a clear sense of what gives meaning to their life 59.1% (2018) [62/74countries] High school students - feeling> Ireland % of 15-year-olds who always feel happy 44.8% (2018) [33/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel scared 2.4% (2018) [60/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel lively 35.2% (2018) [39/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel miserable 2.8% (2018) [65/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel proud 15.0% (2018) [56/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel afraid 2.9% (2018) [69/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel joyful 26.7% (2018) [69/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel sad 4.9% (2018) [57/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel cheerful 31.4% (2018) [61/73countries] High school students - goals in school> Ireland % of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to learn as much as possible 43.3% (2018) [47/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to completely master the material presented in their classes 33.7% (2018) [58/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to understand the content of their classes as thoroughly as possible 53.0% (2018) [49/77countries] High school students - doing things in life> Ireland % of 15 year old students who usually manage one way or another 92.4% (2018) [2/78countries] % of 15 year old students who feel proud that they have accomplished things 90.1% (2018) [29/76countries] % of 15 year old students who feel that they can handle many things at a time 72.2% (2018) [36/76countries] % of 15 year old students who can usually find their way out in a difficult situation 84.1% (2018) [16/78countries] High school students - significance of school> Ireland % of 15 year old students who think that school has done little to prepare them for adult life when they leave school 55.7% (2022) [14/75countries] % of 15 year old students who think that school has been a waste of time 24.6% (2022) [46/75countries] % of 15 year old students who think that school has helped give confidence to make decisions 55.3% (2022) [49/75countries] % of 15 year old students who think that school has taught things which could be useful in a job 66.7% (2022) [49/75countries] High school students - feeling at school> Ireland % of 15 year old students who feel like an outsider (or left out of things) 14.1% (2022) [55/79countries] % of 15 year old students who make friends easily at school 81.0% (2022) [17/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel like they belong at school. 71.2% (2022) [60/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel awkward and out of place in their school. 19.4% (2022) [50/79countries] % of 15 year old students who think that other students seem to like them 90.3% (2022) [2/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel lonely at school 13.5% (2022) [61/79countries] High school students - views on teachers> Ireland % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are respectful towards them 88.9% (2022) [20/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers would be concerned about them when they are upset 71.6% (2023) [10/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers would be excited when they come back after graduation 63.4% (2022) [67/78countries] % of 15 year old students who feel intimidated by the teachers 20.8% (2022) [23/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are really interested in their conditions 59.5% (2022) [67/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are friendly towards them 91.0% (2022) [16/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are interested in students' well-being 74.0% (2022) [53/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are mean towards them 9.1% (2022) [53/78countries] High school students - life before school> Ireland % of 15 year old students who do not eat breakfast before school 18.9% (2022) [52/78countries] % of 15 year old students who eat breakfast before school 5 or more days a week 55.8% (2022) [21/78countries] % of 15 year old students who do not study for school or homework before school 51.7% (2022) [3/79countries] % of 15 year old students who study for school or homework before school 5 or more days a week 12.5% (2022) [68/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work in the household nor take care of family members before school 41.5% (2022) [15/79countries] % of 15 year old students who work in the household or take care of family members before school 5 or more days a week 21.3% (2022) [60/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work for pay before school 82.2% (2022) [37/78countries] % of 15 year old students who work for pay before school 5 or more days a week 3.2% (2022) [59/78countries] % of 15 year old students who do not exercise nor practise a sport before school 48.3% (2022) [26/79countries] % of 15 year old students who exercise or practise a sport before school 5 or more days a week 16.9% (2022) [57/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not eat dinner after school 0.6% (2022) [77/79countries] % of 15 year old students who eat dinner after school 5 or more days a week 89.0% (2022) [12/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not study for school or homework after school 19.8% (2022) [2/80countries] % of 15 year old students who study for school or homework after school 5 or more days a week 25.8% (2022) [66/80countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work in the household nor take care of family members after school 18.1% (2022) [24/80countries] % of 15 year old students who work in the household or take care of family members after school 5 or more days a week 28.8% (2022) [66/80countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work for pay after school 69.3% (2022) [58/79countries] % of 15 year old students who work for pay after school 5 or more days a week 4.9% (2022) [52/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not exercise nor practise a sport after school 13.7% (2022) [79/80countries] % of 15 year old students who exercise or practise a sport after school 5 or more days a week 29.7% (2022) [39/80countries] High school students - family support> Ireland % of 15 year old students whose family discuss how well they are doing at school every day 33.1% (2022) [36/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never discuss how well they are doing at school 5.1% (2022) [74/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family eat dinner with them every day 72.6% (2022) [15/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never eat dinner with them 4.1% (2022) [60/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family spend time just talking with them every day 71.9% (2022) [2/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never spend time just talking with them 2.4% (2022) [77/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family talk about the importance of graduating from upper secondary school every day 18.4% (2022) [75/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never talk about the importance of graduating from upper secondary school 10.7% (2022) [31/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family talk about any problems you might have at school every day 31.4% (2022) [36/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never talk about any problems you might have at school 10.2% (2022) [54/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family ask about how well they are getting along with other students at school every day 36.6% (2022) [15/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never ask about how well they are getting along with other students at school 8.1% (2022) [67/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family encourage them to get good school grades every day 41.3% (2022) [45/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never encourage them to get good school grades 3.3% (2022) [76/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family take an interest in what they are learning at school every day 41.1% (2022) [27/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never take an interest in what they are learning at school 6.0% (2022) [71/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family talk about their future education every day 23.9% (2022) [69/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never talk about their future education 4.9% (2022) [59/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family ask what they did in school every day 68.9% (2022) [2/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never ask what they did in school 3.1% (2022) [78/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their parents support their educational efforts and achievements 88.7% (2018) [10/77countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their parents support them when they are facing difficulties at school 85.2% (2018) [11/77countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their parents encourage them to be confident 86.3% (2018) [15/77countries] High school students - laziness and bullying> Ireland % of 15 year old students who have ever skipped a whole school day in the last two weeks 40.8% (2022) [13/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever skipped some classes in the last two weeks 26.1% (2022) [35/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever arrived late for school in the last two weeks 33.3% (2022) [72/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been left out of things by other students 28.4% (2022) [26/79countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been made fun of by other students 38.3% (2022) [26/79countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been threatened by other students 11.4% (2022) [36/79countries] % of 15 year old students whose belongings have ever been taken away or destroyed by other students 17.0% (2022) [26/79countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been hit or pushed around by other students 12.4% (2022) [35/79countries] % of 15 year old students whose nasty rumours have ever been spread by other students 17.0% (2022) [70/79countries] % of 15 year old students who were in a physical fight on school property 4.3% (2022) [74/77countries] % of 15 year old students who stayed home from school because they felt unsafe 6.2% (2022) [66/77countries] % of 15 year old students who gave money to someone at school because they are threatened 1.5% (2022) [65/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are irritated when nobody defends bullied students 83.5% (2018) [5/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it is a good thing to help students who can�ft defend themselves 86.8% (2018) [7/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it is a wrong thing to join in bullying 86.8% (2018) [13/77countries] % of 15 year old students who feel bad seeing other students bullied 87.4% (2018) [6/77countries] % of 15 year old students who like to see someone standing up for bullied students 88.6% (2018) [7/77countries] High school students - learning foreign language> Ireland Average hours per week to spend learning foreign language out of school 2.99 (2015) [51/56countries] Dispersion (S.E.) of hours per week to spend learning foreign language out of school 0.057 (2015) [55/56countries] High school students - problem solving> Ireland % of 15 year old students who definitely check brochure to check how to get to the zoo 36.3% (2012) [41/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely study a map and work out the best route 25.6% (2012) [54/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely leave it to their brother to worry about how to get there 7.8% (2012) [52/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely suggest just to start driving 19.5% (2012) [45/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely check similarities with the machines they have used when the ticket machine is new 30.8% (2012) [35/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely try out all the buttons to see what happens when the ticket machine is new 12.3% (2012) [28/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely ask someone for help when the ticket machine is new 24.8% (2012) [43/64countries] % of 15 year old students who definitely try to find a ticket office when the ticket machine is new 31.8% (2012) [36/64countries] High school students - future career> Ireland % of 15 year old students who have done an internship 44.4% (2022) [26/75countries] % of 15 year old students who have attended work experience or work-site visits 41.7% (2022) [47/75countries] % of 15 year old students who have visited a job fair 25.6% (2022) [61/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have spoken to a career advisor at school 39.0% (2022) [60/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have spoken to a career advisor outside of school 14.0% (2022) [75/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have completed a questionnaire to find out about their interests and abilities 59.3% (2022) [56/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have researched the internet for information about careers 81.2% (2022) [28/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have been to an organised tour in an Upper secondary school or University 24.4% (2022) [73/75countries] % of 15 year old students who have researched the internet for information about Upper secondary school or University programmes 62.4% (2022) [70/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have researched information on student financing (e.g. student loans or grants) 43.4% (2022) [55/76countries] School response to Covid-19> Ireland % of 15 year old students whose school sent learning materials to study on their own every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 48.7% (2022) [6/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school sent assignments every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 88.6% (2022) [1/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school uploaded material on a learning management system or school learning platform every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 84.9% (2022) [1/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school checked in to ensure their completing assignments every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 69.2% (2022) [4/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school offered live virtual classes on a video communication program every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 87.1% (2022) [2/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school asked to submit completed school assignments every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 85.4% (2022) [1/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school gave helpful tips about how to study on their own every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 40.0% (2022) [60/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school checked in to ask their feeling every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 20.2% (2022) [72/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use their own laptop, desktop computer, or tablet for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 58.6% (2022) [20/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use their own smartphone for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 26.5% (2022) [56/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use a digital device that was also used by other family members for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 8.5% (2022) [28/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use a digital device that their school gave or lent to them for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 5.8% (2022) [19/77countries] % of 15 year old students who did not have any digital device for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 0.7% (2022) [72/77countries] % of 15 year old students who think they learnt less during the Covid-19 pandemic 76.1% (2022) [4/76countries] % of 15 year old students who think they learnt about as much during the Covid-19 pandemic 17.8% (2022) [72/76countries] % of 15 year old students who think they learnt more during the Covid-19 pandemic 6.1% (2022) [67/76countries] % of 15 year old students who used paper textbooks, workbooks, or worksheets every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 35.7% (2022) [12/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used digital textbooks, workbooks, or worksheets every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 36.3% (2022) [14/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used real time lessons on a video communication program by school every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 63.7% (2022) [9/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used real time lessons on a video communication program by private tutoring every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 31.7% (2022) [29/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used learning material sent by teachers via SNS every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 16.3% (2022) [56/76countries] % of 15 year old students who used recorded lessons or other digital material provided by school teachers every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 19.8% (2022) [49/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used recorded lessons or other digital material provided by other than school teachers every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 13.2% (2022) [51/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used lessons broadcast over television or radio every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 4.3% (2022) [71/77countries] % of 15 year old students who had problems with access to a digital device when they needed it more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 15.2% (2022) [59/77countries] % of 15 year old students who had problems with Internet access more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 5.6% (2022) [48/77countries] % of 15 year old students lack of school supplies more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 2.1% (2022) [72/77countries] % of 15 year old students not being able to find a quiet place to study more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 8.8% (2022) [36/77countries] % of 15 year old students not being able to find time to study because of housework more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 7.1% (2022) [38/77countries] % of 15 year old students lack of motivation to do school work more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 36.5% (2022) [3/77countries] % of 15 year old students not being able to understand school assignments more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 12.5% (2022) [38/77countries] % of 15 year old students not having anyone to help them with school work more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 10.1% (2022) [47/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them with their school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 79.6% (2022) [32/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have asked what they were learning during the Covid-19 pandemic 87.7% (2022) [36/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them create a learning schedule during the Covid-19 pandemic 42.9% (2022) [69/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them access learning materials online during the Covid-19 pandemic 67.3% (2022) [50/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have checked their completing assignments during the Covid-19 pandemic 81.4% (2022) [42/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have explained new content during the Covid-19 pandemic 61.7% (2022) [61/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them find additional learning resources during the Covid-19 pandemic 56.6% (2022) [65/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have taught them additional topics not part of their school assignments during the Covid-19 pandemic 50.6% (2022) [68/76countries] % of 15 year old students who felt lonely during the Covid-19 pandemic 43.9% (2022) [25/77countries] % of 15 year old students who enjoyed learning by themselves during the Covid-19 pandemic 52.2% (2022) [54/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose teachers were available when they needed help during the Covid-19 pandemic 67.7% (2022) [43/77countries] % of 15 year old students who felt anxious about school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 43.4% (2022) [58/77countries] % of 15 year old students who was motivated to learn during the Covid-19 pandemic 25.6% (2022) [77/77countries] % of 15 year old students who fell behind in their school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 57.2% (2022) [18/77countries] % of 15 year old students who improved their skills in using digital devices for learning purposes during the Covid-19 pandemic 62.9% (2022) [53/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose teachers were well prepared to provide instruction remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic 54.9% (2022) [49/77countries] % of 15 year old students who were well prepared to learn on their own during the Covid-19 pandemic 52.4% (2022) [62/77countries] % of 15 year old students who missed sports and other physical activities organised by school during the Covid-19 pandemic 71.1% (2022) [12/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about using a learning management system or school learning platform 81.0% (2022) [8/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about using a video communication program 81.6% (2022) [8/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about finding learning resources online on their own 72.2% (2022) [29/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about planning when to do school work on their own 70.9% (2022) [29/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about motivating themselves to do school work 47.8% (2022) [72/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about focusing on school work without reminders 57.9% (2022) [61/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about completing school work independently 74.7% (2022) [22/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about assessing their progress with learning 64.7% (2022) [52/76countries] % of 15 year old students who feel prepared for learning on their own in case of another school closure 65.4% (2022) [26/76countries] University> Ireland % of 25-34 year olds that has attained tertiary education 63.3% (2022) [4/35countries] % of 55-64 year olds that has attained tertiary education 38.1% (2022) [8/35countries] % of general government expenditure on tertiary education 70.4% (2020) [20/39countries] % of household expenditure on tertiary education 25.8% (2020) [21/39countries] % of international students inflow in tertiary enrolments 10.2% (2020) [17/36countries] Mass media> Ireland World Press Freedom Index (World ranking) 2 (2023) [2/177countries] % of those who watch TV, DVD, videos in their free time daily 72.7% (2007) [15/34countries] % of those who get much enjoyment from watching TV, DVD, videos 76.3% (2007) [4/34countries] % of those who think that television should give preference to the country's own films and programmes 32.0% (2013) [24/33countries]