Ireland vs WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational

Ireland
16.0%
in 2022
WB: Late-demographic Dividend
12.3%
in 2024
Ireland rank
55th
WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank
56th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time

  • Ireland
  • WB: Late-demographic Dividend
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 16.0% against 12.3% in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times WB: Late-demographic Dividend's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 55th and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 56th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and WB: Late-demographic Dividend in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland WB: Late-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 10.2% 8.4% 1.8% Ireland
1980s 7.4% 12.1% 4.7% WB: Late-demographic Dividend
1990s 9.7% 13.2% 3.5% WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2000s 17.4% 13.2% 4.2% Ireland
2010s 17.9% 14.0% 3.8% 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: Late-demographic Dividend?
Ireland, at 16.0% against 12.3% in WB: Late-demographic Dividend as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Ireland and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
3.7%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
40 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
How do Ireland and WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
Ireland ranks 55th and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 56th 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

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 18,056 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release