Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland
Ireland: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) was 99.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland peaked at 99.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 93.8%, in 1981.
That places Ireland 34th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 93.8% | — |
| 1982 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.6% | 93.8% | 95.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 96.7% | 95.8% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.3% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.1% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland was 99.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.8% in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Ireland ranks 34th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release