Ireland vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Ireland
78.9%
in 2022
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
80.1%
in 2024
Ireland rank
109th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
107th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Ireland
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 80.1% against 78.9% in Ireland, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 109th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 107th of 190 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 75.1% | 24.9% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 78.1% | 2.0% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 78.5% | 2.3% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 79.1% | 2.2% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Ireland or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025), at 80.1% against 78.9% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Ireland and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 1.2%, with WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 109th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 107th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). 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