Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2021 report (PIRLS)

PIRLS is a project of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). The study is managed on behalf of the Department of Education by the Educational Research Centre (ERC). PIRLS is designed to assess the reading achievement of fourth class pupils (or the equivalent grade level internationally) and to support the measurement of trends, enabling each country to track their own performance over time, as well as facilitating comparisons with 56 other countries.

Press Release - International study shows Ireland in top performing countries in literacy at primary school reading in spite of pandemic