High income vs Ireland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

High income
103.4%
in 2019
Ireland
117.1%
in 2018
High income rank
5th
Ireland rank
6th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • High income
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 117.1% against 103.4% in High income, a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 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 5th and Ireland ranks 6th 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 91.5% 96.6% 5.1% Ireland
1980s 94.3% 96.7% 2.3% Ireland
1990s 98.5% 100.4% 1.9% Ireland
2000s 100.6% 103.8% 3.2% Ireland
2010s 103.2% 108.6% 5.4% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, High income or Ireland?
Ireland, at 117.1% against 103.4% in High income as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between High income and Ireland?
13.7%, 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, male?
High income ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.