Ireland vs Lesotho: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Ireland
1.36 GPIA
in 2022
Lesotho
1.32 GPIA
in 2017
Ireland rank
4th
Lesotho rank
6th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Ireland
- Lesotho
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.36 GPIA against 1.32 GPIA in Lesotho, a difference of 0.04 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lesotho ahead.
Ireland ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.29 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 0.0216 GPIA | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.48 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 0.316 GPIA | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 0.1334 GPIA | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.14 GPIA | 0.8366 GPIA | 0.3022 GPIA | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.9053 GPIA | 1.45 GPIA | 0.548 GPIA | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, Ireland or Lesotho?
- Ireland, at 1.36 GPIA against 1.32 GPIA in Lesotho as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Ireland and Lesotho?
- 0.04 GPIA, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lesotho?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Ireland and Lesotho rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Ireland ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 6th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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