Ireland vs Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female

Ireland
126.5%
in 2018
Upper middle income
99.9%
in 2019
Ireland rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
11th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female over time

  • Ireland
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 126.5% against 99.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 26.6%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 8th 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 98.3% 80.4% 17.8% Ireland
2000s 103.7% 91.3% 12.4% Ireland
2010s 108.1% 97.6% 10.4% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female, Ireland or Upper middle income?
Ireland, at 126.5% against 99.9% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female between Ireland and Upper middle income?
26.6%, 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, female?
Ireland ranks 8th 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.