Ireland vs UNESCO: Sids: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Ireland
83.4%
in 2022
UNESCO: Sids
80.1%
in 2024
Ireland rank
90th
UNESCO: Sids rank
89th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Ireland
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 83.4% against 80.1% in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 3.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 90th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 89th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and UNESCO: Sids in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 80.9% | 19.1% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 79.8% | 1.4% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 83.2% | 1.3% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 78.0% | 3.7% | Ireland |
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?
- Ireland, at 83.4% against 80.1% in UNESCO: Sids as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Ireland and UNESCO: Sids?
- 3.3%, with Ireland 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 90th and UNESCO: Sids ranks 89th 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, male (%). 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