Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 94.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 94.7% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2018.
Ireland ranks 179th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 96.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 83.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.0% | 95.1% | 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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland was 94.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 179th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release