Ireland vs UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Ireland
13.2%
in 2022
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
12.1%
in 2024
Ireland rank
75th
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank
78th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Ireland
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 13.2% against 12.1% in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 75th and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 78th of 216 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.8% | 13.5% | 0.3% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 15.9% | 10.2% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 14.5% | 5.5% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 0.0% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 19.3% | 2.6% | UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.2% | 0.2% | 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 vocational, Ireland or UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Ireland, at 13.2% against 12.1% in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Ireland and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- 1.1%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Ireland ranks 75th and UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 78th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). 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