Euro area vs Ireland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Euro area
105.9%
in 2019
Ireland
124.2%
in 2018
Euro area rank
2nd
Ireland rank
5th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Euro area
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 124.2% against 105.9% in Euro area, a difference of 18.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.

Euro area ranks 2nd 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 Euro area Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 91.0% 100.1% 9.0% Ireland
1980s 95.2% 101.3% 6.0% Ireland
1990s 102.2% 103.7% 1.5% Ireland
2000s 104.5% 106.7% 2.2% Ireland
2010s 105.7% 110.3% 4.6% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Euro area or Ireland?
Ireland, at 124.2% against 105.9% in Euro area as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Euro area and Ireland?
18.3%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Ireland?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Euro area and Ireland rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Euro area ranks 2nd 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, 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, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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