Ireland vs Netherlands: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Ireland
6.3%
in 2022
Netherlands
6.6%
in 2023
Ireland rank
15th
Netherlands rank
14th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 6.6% against 6.3% in Ireland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ireland ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 83 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 27.0% | 23.9% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 17.9% | 10.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 6.6% against 6.3% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, 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