Ireland vs UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Ireland
16.0%
in 2022
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
12.2%
in 2024
Ireland rank
55th
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank
57th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Ireland
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 16.0% against 12.2% in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 55th and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 57th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 13.2% | 1.2% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 16.6% | 9.3% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 15.3% | 5.5% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.3% | 3.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 19.2% | 1.3% | UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 14.9% | 2.4% | 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Ireland, at 16.0% against 12.2% in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Ireland and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 3.8%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Ireland ranks 55th and UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 57th 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