What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Ireland and New Zealand?

10,139 number, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?

45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs New Zealand: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Ireland

256,828 number

in 2018

New Zealand

246,689 number

in 2018

Ireland rank

101st

New Zealand rank

103rd

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

Ireland
New Zealand

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 256,828 number against 246,689 number in New Zealand, a difference of 10,139 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was New Zealand ahead.

Ireland ranks 101st and New Zealand ranks 103rd of 203 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	127,839 number	168,274 number	40,435 number	New Zealand
1980s	166,537 number	173,949 number	7,412 number	New Zealand
1990s	185,536 number	196,846 number	11,310 number	New Zealand
2000s	162,874 number	254,791 number	91,917 number	New Zealand
2010s	184,052 number	248,235 number	64,183 number	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Ireland or New Zealand?: Ireland, at 256,828 number against 246,689 number in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Ireland and New Zealand?: 10,139 number, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?: Ireland ranks 101st and New Zealand ranks 103rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.