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Ireland - Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.9

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked

Latest value

2.9 (2021)

Global rank

##138 of 203 economies

Share of global total

0.4%

Growth since 1971

0.65×

Ranking Race — Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#1161970198019902000201020202025#16#1382009 overtook Latvia2016 overtook Rwanda
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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Ireland climbed from #16 to #138 (overtook Latvia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ireland ↓

Key Events — Ireland

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1999
Fell 24 places in global rank auto
2009
Overtook Latvia in global rank auto
2014
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2015
Fell 45 places in global rank auto
2016
Overtook Rwanda in global rank auto

Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP), 1971-2021

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1971198119912001201120212.93.995.076.16

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