Ireland vs WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

Ireland
84.0%
in 2022
WB: Late-demographic Dividend
87.7%
in 2024
Ireland rank
163rd
WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank
166th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time

  • Ireland
  • WB: Late-demographic Dividend
020406080100197119972024

How they compare

WB: Late-demographic Dividend currently reports 87.7% against 84.0% in Ireland, a difference of 3.7%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1973 it was WB: Late-demographic Dividend ahead.

Ireland ranks 163rd and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 166th of 217 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and WB: Late-demographic Dividend in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland WB: Late-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 89.8% 91.6% 1.8% WB: Late-demographic Dividend
1980s 92.6% 87.9% 4.7% Ireland
1990s 92.2% 86.8% 5.5% Ireland
2000s 89.5% 87.6% 1.9% Ireland
2010s 88.1% 85.9% 2.2% Ireland
2020s 82.7% 87.9% 5.2% WB: Late-demographic Dividend

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, Ireland or WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
WB: Late-demographic Dividend, at 87.7% against 84.0% in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Ireland and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
3.7%, with WB: Late-demographic Dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
49 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
How do Ireland and WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Ireland ranks 163rd and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 166th 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

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
438 places, 18,351 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release