Lower secondary completion rate, male in Ireland
Ireland: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 100.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 100.3% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Ireland peaked at 100.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 2004.
Ireland ranks 20th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 95.7% | — |
| 2002 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.4% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 100.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6% | 95.6% | 98.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.2% | 99.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 97.9% | 100.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 233,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,493 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102,720 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.21 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Ireland?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Ireland was 100.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 2004.
- How does Ireland rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Ireland ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.