Ireland vs MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education
Ireland
5.3%
in 2022
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
5.0%
in 2024
Ireland rank
77th
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank
78th
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education over time
- Ireland
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5.3% against 5.0% in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ahead.
Ireland ranks 77th and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 78th of 182 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.6% | 0.1% | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.0% | 1.6% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.9% | 0.2% | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, Ireland or MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Ireland, at 5.3% against 5.0% in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education between Ireland and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- 0.3%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank globally for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Ireland ranks 77th and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 78th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release