Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity was 0.9788 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.9788 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
194th
of 197 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 194th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity 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% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.9788 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 98% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.9788 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.47 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % 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 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 194th 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 2.2%. 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