Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Ireland
Ireland: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 94.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Ireland, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 94.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Ireland peaked at 94.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 1981.
That places Ireland 9th 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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 61.4% | — |
| 1982 | 62.4% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 63.6% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 64.5% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 65.5% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 66.5% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 67.5% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 68.8% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 69.8% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 71.4% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 73.0% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 74.4% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 75.8% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 77.1% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 78.5% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 79.9% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 81.5% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 82.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 83.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 94.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 94.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.6% | 61.4% | 69.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 71.4% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 83.2% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 86.1% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 92.4% | 94.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.47 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Ireland?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Ireland was 94.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release