Teaching unions slam Ireland's 'shameful' underinvestment in schools

Teachers' unions have called on the Government to increase investment in education in next month's budget. File picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Ireland has come in last place in terms of the proportion of our GDP invested in education in a new OECD report, highlighting what unions say is a “shameful level of underinvestment” in schools here.

Ireland came in 34th place in this metric when compared with other Western countries. It was also found real salaries for teachers in Ireland have decreased by 6% between 2015 and 2023 when inflation is taken into account.