Euro area vs Ireland: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Euro area
106.0%
in 2019
Ireland
123.1%
in 2018
Euro area rank
6th
Ireland rank
9th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Euro area
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 123.1% against 106.0% in Euro area, a difference of 17.1%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 9th of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 104.1% 97.6% 6.5% Euro area
2000s 106.2% 102.0% 4.2% Euro area
2010s 106.0% 107.6% 1.6% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Euro area or Ireland?
Ireland, at 123.1% against 106.0% in Euro area as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Euro area and Ireland?
17.1%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Ireland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Euro area and Ireland rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Euro area ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 9th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.