Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland
Ireland: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 96.0% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland stood at 96.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland peaked at 96.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 1981.
That places Ireland 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.1% | 70.5% | 77.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 83.8% | 78.7% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 88.7% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 91.2% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.8% | 96.0% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0079 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ireland was 96.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release