Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 95.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
95.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
170th
of 197 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1998
All-time low
85.2%
in 2018
Years of data
25
1998–2022
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 95.7% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2022.
The figure is down 0.6% 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, 85.2%, in 2018.
Ireland ranks 170th of 197 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 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 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 | 85.2% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 96.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 85.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.0% | 95.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,411 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0519 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 278,462 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0534 units per person (2022)
- 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)
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 95.7% 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 85.2% in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 170th 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 0.6%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release