Ireland vs UNESCO: Sids: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Ireland
74.7%
in 2022
UNESCO: Sids
81.0%
in 2024
Ireland rank
125th
UNESCO: Sids rank
123rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Ireland
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
UNESCO: Sids currently reports 81.0% against 74.7% in Ireland, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes UNESCO: Sids's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 125th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 123rd of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and UNESCO: Sids in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 84.7% | 15.3% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 84.7% | 5.5% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 86.5% | 6.7% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 80.3% | 7.5% | UNESCO: Sids |
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 UNESCO: Sids?
- UNESCO: Sids, at 81.0% against 74.7% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Ireland and UNESCO: Sids?
- 6.3%, with UNESCO: Sids ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and UNESCO: Sids?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 125th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 123rd of 188 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, 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