Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.9788 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.9788 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
189th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2011
All-time low
0.9529 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland stood at 0.9788 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9529 GPIA, in 2018.
That places Ireland 189th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9948 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9981 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9958 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.997 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.998 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9993 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9529 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.983 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9784 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.987 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9788 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9984 GPIA | 0.9948 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9939 GPIA | 0.9529 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9814 GPIA | 0.9784 GPIA | 0.987 GPIA | 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 years (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 0.9788 GPIA 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 1 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9529 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 189th out of 192 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 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release