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
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
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.