Ireland vs WB: High Income (july 2025): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Ireland
16.0%
in 2022
WB: High Income (july 2025)
12.1%
in 2024
Ireland rank
55th
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
58th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Ireland
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 16.0% against 12.1% in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 55th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 58th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and WB: High Income (july 2025) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 14.9% | 2.9% | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 16.3% | 8.9% | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 17.0% | 7.2% | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.1% | 3.3% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 13.4% | 4.4% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 12.1% | 5.2% | 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 WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Ireland, at 16.0% against 12.1% in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Ireland and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 3.9%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Ireland ranks 55th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 58th 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