Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 93.7% 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
In 2022, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland stood at 93.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% 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, 81.2%, in 2018.
That places Ireland 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 97.5% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 96.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 81.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 93.0% | 94.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 233,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,493 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102,720 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.21 % change on previous year (2022)
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 93.7% 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 81.2% in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 183rd out of 197 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 2.8%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release