Ireland vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Ireland
74.7%
in 2022
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
80.9%
in 2024
Ireland rank
125th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
126th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Ireland
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa currently reports 80.9% against 74.7% in Ireland, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa'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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 126th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 76.3% | 23.7% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 77.9% | 1.3% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 80.5% | 0.7% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 78.6% | 5.9% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, at 80.9% 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 6.2%, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 125th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 126th 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