Lower secondary completion rate, total in Ireland
Ireland: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 100.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 100.8% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Ireland peaked at 100.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2001.
Ireland ranks 22nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 97.0% | — |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 97.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 100.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 100.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 100.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 100.8% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2% | 97.0% | 99.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 98.7% | 100.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.1% | 100.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Ireland?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Ireland was 100.8% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Ireland ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, total (% 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.