Ireland vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Ireland
16.0%
in 2022
UIS: North America and Western Europe
12.8%
in 2024
Ireland rank
55th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
53rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Ireland
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 16.0% against 12.8% in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 55th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 53rd of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and UIS: North America and Western Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 13.1% | 1.1% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 15.1% | 7.7% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 16.4% | 6.7% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 13.2% | 4.2% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 12.9% | 5.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 12.7% | 4.6% | 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 vocational, Ireland or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Ireland, at 16.0% against 12.8% in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Ireland and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 3.2%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Ireland ranks 55th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 53rd 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