Ireland vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Ireland
16.0%
in 2022
SDG: Europe and Northern America
12.6%
in 2024
Ireland rank
55th
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
54th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Ireland
- SDG: Europe and Northern America
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 16.0% against 12.6% in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 55th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 54th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and SDG: Europe and Northern America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | SDG: Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 14.7% | 2.7% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 16.7% | 9.3% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 17.0% | 7.3% | SDG: Europe and Northern America |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.0% | 3.4% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 13.9% | 4.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 12.6% | 4.7% | 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Ireland, at 16.0% against 12.6% in SDG: Europe and Northern America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Ireland and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 3.4%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Ireland ranks 55th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 54th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 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