School enrollment, secondary, female in Ireland
Ireland: School enrollment, secondary, female was 98.7% in 2012. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Ireland, 1971–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2012, school enrollment, secondary, female in Ireland stood at 98.7%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Ireland peaked at 98.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 1971.
That places Ireland 5th out of 152 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 65.3% | — |
| 1972 | 66.6% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 72.0% | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 75.3% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 77.9% | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 79.6% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 81.3% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 85.3% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 80.1% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 81.6% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 84.9% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 84.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 83.6% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 90.3% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 92.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 93.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 96.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 96.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.8% | 65.3% | 81.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 85.3% | 85.3% | 85.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 80.1% | 92.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 93.2% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.0% | 98.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 99.7% compare
- 4 Sweden 99.5% compare
- 6 Lithuania 98.4% compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 97.8% compare
- 8 Spain 97.8% compare
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in Ireland?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Ireland was 98.7% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 1971.
- How does Ireland rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Ireland ranks 5th out of 152 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.