Adult literacy rate in Ireland is 99%. Government expenditure on education is 4.9% of GDP. The education index of Ireland is 0.887 - formal education levels are high, secondary education is a standard for most of the population; higher education is highly available and widespread due to the fact that graduates are economically demanded, and in many such countries having a higher education is also becoming a default option. People in Ireland speak the English, and Irish languages.

English language
In Ireland, around 1% of the population or 4,350,000 people speak English. 4,122,100 of Ireland's population call English their first language. 227,900 of Ireland's population use English as either foreign or second language.

https://www.confiduss.com/en/jurisdictions/ireland/demographics/education/