Ireland vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Ireland
83.4%
in 2022
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
79.3%
in 2024
Ireland rank
90th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
93rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Ireland
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 83.4% against 79.3% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 90th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 93rd of 188 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 75.8% | 24.2% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 74.4% | 6.8% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 78.4% | 3.5% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 76.8% | 4.9% | 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Ireland, at 83.4% against 79.3% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Ireland and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 4.1%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 90th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 93rd 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