Ireland vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Ireland
95.7%
in 2022
SDG: Europe and Northern America
96.9%
in 2024
Ireland rank
170th
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
171st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Ireland
- SDG: Europe and Northern America
How they compare
SDG: Europe and Northern America currently reports 96.9% against 95.7% in Ireland, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 170th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 171st of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Europe and Northern America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | SDG: Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 99.7% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 99.1% | 0.5% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 98.3% | 1.5% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 96.9% | 1.4% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
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, Ireland or SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America, at 96.9% against 95.7% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Ireland and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 1.2%, with SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 170th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 171st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). 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