Ireland's UN SDGs - Goal 4 Quality Education 2024

Key Findings

• Key Findings
• Introduction

Overview of the Irish Education System

• Education in Ireland

Childhood Education

• SDG 4.1.1 Proportion of Children and Young People (a) in Grades 2/3; (b) at the End of Primary; and (c) at the End of Lower Secondary Achieving at Least a Minimum Proficiency Level in (i) Reading and (ii) Mathematics, by Sex
• SDG 4.1.2 Completion Rate (Primary Education, Lower Secondary Education, Upper Secondary Education)
• SDG 4.2.1 Proportion of Children Aged 24–59 Months who are Developmentally on Track in Health, Learning and Psychosocial Well-Being, by Sex
• SDG 4.2.2 Participation Rate in Organized Learning (One Year Before the Official Primary Entry Age), by Sex

Adult Education 

• SDG 4.3.1 Participation Rate of Youth and Adults in Formal and Non-Formal Education and Training in the Previous 12 Months, by Sex
• SDG 4.4.1 Proportion of Youth and Adults with Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Skills, by Type of Skill
• SDG 4.5.1 Parity Indices (Female/Male, Rural/Urban, Bottom/Top Wealth Quintile and Others such as Disability Status, Indigenous Peoples and Conflict-Affected, as Data Become Available) for all Education Indicators on this List that can be Disaggregated
• SDG 4.6.1 Proportion of Population in a Given Age Group Achieving at Least a Fixed Level of Proficiency in Functional (a) Literacy and (b) Numeracy Skills, by Sex

Education Infrastructure

• SDG 4.7.1 Extent to Which (i) Global Citizenship Education and (ii) Education for Sustainable Development are Mainstreamed in (a) National Education Policies; (b) Curricula; (c) Teacher Education; and (d) Student Assessment
• SDG 4.a.1 Proportion of Schools Offering Basic Services, by Type of Service
• SDG 4.b.1 Volume of Official Development Assistance Flows for Scholarships by Sector and Type of Study
• SDG 4.c.1 Proportion of Teachers with the Minimum Required Qualifications, by Education Level

Data

• PxStat links

Background Notes

• Data Sources
• Ireland's Population Distribution
• Regions
• Acronyms
• Tier Classifications for Global UN SDG Indicators

Annex

• SDG Policy Map
• Targets and Indicators