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
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
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.