Ireland vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education
Ireland
5.3%
in 2022
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
4.6%
in 2024
Ireland rank
77th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
80th
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education over time
- Ireland
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5.3% against 4.6% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Ireland ranks 77th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 80th of 182 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 1.9% | 2.6% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 3.6% | 3.9% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.5% | 1.2% | Ireland |
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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Ireland, at 5.3% against 4.6% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education between Ireland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.7%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Ireland ranks 77th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 80th 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