Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Ireland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.5% for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Ireland peaked at 0.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
Ireland ranks 170th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4% | — |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +45.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +63.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -46.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +106.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -53.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +110.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.4%, 3% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.8%, 6% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +110.8% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 2007 | +106.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 167 Uzbekistan 0.9% compare
- 168 Montenegro 0.8% compare
- 169 Belarus 0.7% compare
- 171 Grenada 0.0% compare
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Ireland?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Ireland was 0.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private?
- Ireland ranks 170th out of 171 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release