Irelands Spending on Education

Ireland invests less in education than any other OECD country, according to an OECD report.

The organisation's latest Education at a Glance report places Ireland last out of 34 countries when it comes to the proportion of its GDP that it invests in education.

It shows that while on average OECD countries spend the equivalent of 5.7% of GDP on education from early childhood to third level, Ireland spends just 2.8%.

The data is based on 2021 figures.

The report also states that while education expenditure relative to GDP remained stable between 2015 and 2021, it "fell most noticeably in Ireland, Latvia and Mexico".

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