Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.32 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1.32 GPIA for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland peaked at 1.32 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9337 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Ireland 8th out of 79 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.2 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 1.13 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9337 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9796 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.21 GPIA | +23.9% |
| 2019 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.29 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.22 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.32 GPIA | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.9337 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,411 (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 1.32 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 1.32 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9337 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 8th out of 79 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 up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational 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