Ireland
Europe & Central Asia · High income· 5.38M inhabitants
Last updated: November 1, 2025
Futures readiness profile
Key insights: Ireland
Key areas of strength for Ireland: Governance (87, 95th percentile), Infrastructure (77, 90th percentile), Innovation (64, 86th percentile), and Human Capital (62, 86th percentile). This reflects substantial capacity for education futures readiness and may serve as models for broader policy learning or international benchmarking.
Areas of untapped potential: School Access and Gender Parity (70, 55th percentile). While these scores are at or near the global average, substantial progress and greater ambition are needed to drive transformation and strengthen the country’s future in education.
Composite GEFRI Score
71.86
85th percentile
Higher scores indicate greater education futures readiness
Component scores
School Access and Gender Parity70.26
Above global avg. · 55th %-tile
Infrastructure77.01
Above global avg. · 90th %-tile
Measures the availability and quality of basic digital and electrical infrastructure that supports education.
Governance86.55
Above global avg. · 95th %-tile
Captures the effectiveness and quality of policies, regulations, and governance that shape the educational environment.
Human Capital61.71
Above global avg. · 86th %-tile
Assesses the educational attainment and capacity of a country’s population, focusing on access and completion at secondary and tertiary levels as well as literacy.
Innovation63.77
Above global avg. · 86th %-tile
Reflects a country’s capacity to foster, produce, and apply new knowledge and technology in society and education.
Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Denmark | 82.72 |
| 3 | 2 | Netherlands | 79.50 |
| 6 | 3 | Switzerland | 78.78 |
| 8 | 4 | Sweden | 77.99 |
| 10 | 5 | United Kingdom | 77.59 |
| 11 | 6 | Finland | 77.58 |
| 12 | 7 | Austria | 77.38 |
| 13 | 8 | Germany | 77.04 |
| 14 | 9 | Norway | 76.90 |
| 15 | 10 | France | 76.11 |
| 20 | 11 | Estonia | 73.95 |
| 21 | 12 | Portugal | 73.86 |
| 22 | 13 | Czechia | 72.79 |
| 23 | 14 | Iceland | 72.58 |
| 24 | 15 | Slovenia | 72.40 |
| 25 | 16 | Lithuania | 72.38 |
| 26 | 17 | Belgium | 72.24 |
| — | — | Monaco(microstate) | 72.06 |
| 27 | 18 | Ireland | 71.86 |
| 28 | 19 | Poland | 71.55 |
| 29 | 20 | Spain | 70.94 |
| 30 | 21 | Luxembourg | 70.92 |
| 32 | 22 | Italy | 70.58 |
| 33 | 23 | Greece | 70.36 |
| 35 | 24 | Cyprus | 69.97 |
| — | — | Channel Islands(microstate) | 69.90 |
| — | — | Isle of Man(microstate) | 69.40 |
| 36 | 25 | Latvia | 69.26 |
| — | — | Liechtenstein(microstate) | 68.87 |
| — | — | Faroe Islands(microstate) | 68.81 |
| 37 | 26 | Hungary | 67.00 |
| — | — | Greenland(microstate) | 66.85 |
| 38 | 27 | Croatia | 66.82 |
| — | — | Andorra(microstate) | 65.72 |
| — | — | San Marino(microstate) | 65.04 |
| — | — | Gibraltar(microstate) | 64.69 |
| 40 | 28 | Bulgaria | 64.26 |
| 43 | 29 | Moldova | 63.71 |
| 45 | 30 | Serbia | 63.53 |
| 46 | 31 | Turkiye | 62.81 |
| 48 | 32 | Slovak Republic | 62.07 |
| 51 | 33 | Montenegro | 61.21 |
| 53 | 34 | Armenia | 60.65 |
| 55 | 35 | Russian Federation | 60.36 |
| 57 | 36 | Albania | 59.96 |
| 58 | 37 | Kosovo | 59.54 |
| 59 | 38 | North Macedonia | 59.53 |
| 60 | 39 | Kazakhstan | 59.36 |
| 63 | 40 | Georgia | 59.09 |
| 65 | 41 | Belarus | 57.96 |
| 66 | 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.65 |
| 70 | 43 | Uzbekistan | 56.74 |
| 77 | 44 | Romania | 54.62 |
| 79 | 45 | Kyrgyz Republic | 54.12 |
| 84 | 46 | Ukraine | 53.20 |
| 95 | 47 | Turkmenistan | 50.01 |
| 100 | 48 | Tajikistan | 49.38 |
| 104 | 49 | Azerbaijan | 48.36 |