GPE: Region 2 vs Ireland: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
GPE: Region 2
97.1%
in 2024
Ireland
94.7%
in 2022
GPE: Region 2 rank
182nd
Ireland rank
179th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- GPE: Region 2
- Ireland
How they compare
GPE: Region 2 currently reports 97.1% against 94.7% in Ireland, a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ireland ahead.
GPE: Region 2 ranks 182nd and Ireland ranks 179th of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, GPE: Region 2 averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Region 2 | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.8% | 100.0% | 4.2% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 98.5% | 2.6% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 96.5% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 94.6% | 2.4% | GPE: Region 2 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, GPE: Region 2 or Ireland?
- GPE: Region 2, at 97.1% against 94.7% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between GPE: Region 2 and Ireland?
- 2.4%, with GPE: Region 2 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 2 and Ireland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do GPE: Region 2 and Ireland rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 182nd and Ireland ranks 179th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, 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