Ireland worst in OECD on investing in education

The 'ongoing failure' to invest in our schools will have long-term social and economic consequences both for individuals and our society, according to the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland. File picture

Ireland ranks the lowest out of almost 40 countries in terms of how much of its national wealth it invests back into education, new figures from the OECD show.

The OECD’s ‘Education at a Glance 2021’ published this Thursday, shows Ireland is at the bottom of a list of 36 OECD countries in terms of how much GDP it puts into education.