Ireland vs UIS: World: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Ireland
89.8%
in 2022
UIS: World
88.7%
in 2024
Ireland rank
124th
UIS: World rank
126th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Ireland
- UIS: World
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 89.8% against 88.7% in UIS: World, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UIS: World ahead.
Ireland ranks 124th and UIS: World ranks 126th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and UIS: World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | UIS: World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.4% | 89.6% | 5.3% | UIS: World |
| 1980s | 96.1% | 88.4% | 7.7% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 93.5% | 88.3% | 5.1% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 89.6% | 1.4% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 88.4% | 1.3% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.1% | 0.6% | Ireland |
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 UIS: World?
- Ireland, at 89.8% against 88.7% in UIS: World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Ireland and UIS: World?
- 1.1%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and UIS: World?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and UIS: World rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Ireland ranks 124th and UIS: World ranks 126th 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, 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