Ireland vs Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes
Ireland
123.1%
in 2018
Upper middle income
99.7%
in 2019
Ireland rank
9th
Upper middle income rank
11th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Ireland
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 123.1% against 99.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 23.4%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 188 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.5% | 82.9% | 14.6% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 102.0% | 91.7% | 10.3% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 107.6% | 97.2% | 10.4% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Ireland or Upper middle income?
- Ireland, at 123.1% against 99.7% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Ireland and Upper middle income?
- 23.4%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Upper middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
- How do Ireland and Upper middle income rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Ireland ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 188 countries.
- 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.
Individual pages
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.