Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ireland
Ireland: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 1.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ireland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1.0% for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ireland peaked at 1.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.
That places Ireland 168th out of 171 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9% | — |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +46.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +62.4% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -44.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +100.8% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -55.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -32.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +111.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +7.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.7%, 6% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.5%, 10% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in upper 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 | +111.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| 2007 | +100.8% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 165 Lesotho 1.7% compare
- 166 Liechtenstein 1.7% compare
- 167 Algeria 1.6% compare
- 169 Uzbekistan 0.7% compare
- 170 Montenegro 0.6% 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 upper secondary education in private in Ireland?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ireland was 1.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- How does Ireland rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
- Ireland ranks 168th out of 171 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. 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 upper 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