China vs Ireland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
China
84.0%
in 2024
Ireland
84.0%
in 2022
China rank
165th
Ireland rank
163rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- China
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 84.0% against 84.0% in China, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1976 it was China ahead.
China ranks 165th and Ireland ranks 163rd of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.9% | 93.4% | 5.5% | China |
| 1980s | 93.6% | 92.6% | 1.0% | China |
| 1990s | 86.2% | 90.3% | 4.1% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 85.9% | 3.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 88.1% | 6.9% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 82.7% | 1.1% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, China or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 84.0% against 84.0% in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between China and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ireland?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.
- How do China and Ireland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- China ranks 165th and Ireland ranks 163rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 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