High income vs Ireland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
High income
103.3%
in 2019
Ireland
120.6%
in 2018
High income rank
8th
Ireland rank
5th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- High income
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 120.6% against 103.3% in High income, a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.
High income ranks 8th and Ireland ranks 5th of 45 groups.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.4% | 98.3% | 8.9% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 94.4% | 98.9% | 4.5% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 98.5% | 102.0% | 3.5% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 100.6% | 105.2% | 4.6% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 103.0% | 109.4% | 6.4% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, High income or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 120.6% against 103.3% in High income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between High income and Ireland?
- 17.3%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Ireland?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do High income and Ireland rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- High income ranks 8th and Ireland ranks 5th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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 primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.