Ireland vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary
Ireland
79.9%
in 2022
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
38.9%
in 2019
Ireland rank
3rd
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
5th
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary over time
- Ireland
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 79.9% against 38.9% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 41.0%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 2.1 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 3rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 5th of 51 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.8% | 30.7% | 49.0% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 36.7% | 45.9% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary, Ireland or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Ireland, at 79.9% against 38.9% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary between Ireland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 41.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
- How do Ireland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary?
- Ireland ranks 3rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 5th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in mathematics, both sexes (%). 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