Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland

Ireland: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 16.8% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
16.8%
World rank
8th
of 83 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 2018
All-time low
2.3%
in 2005
Years of data
9
2005–2018

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland, 2005–2018

0510152005201120182005: 2.3 %2006: 3.4 %2007: 3 %2008: 3 %2009: 3 %2010: 4.3 %2011: 3.7 %2012: 3.6 %2018: 16.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland is 16.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 455.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland peaked at 16.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2005.

Ireland ranks 8th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Ireland, 2005 to 2018.
Year % Change
2005 2.3%
2006 3.4% +48.8%
2007 3.0% -12.4%
2008 3.0% +1.4%
2009 3.0% +0.0%
2010 4.3% +41.1%
2011 3.7% -12.1%
2012 3.6% -2.7%
2018 16.8% +361.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.9% 2.3% 3.4% 5
2010s 7.1% 3.6% 16.8% 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 5 Uruguay 20.5% compare
  2. 6 Belgium 19.5% compare
  3. 7 Costa Rica 19.2% compare
  4. 9 United Kingdom 15.4% compare
  5. 10 Honduras 14.1% compare
  6. 11 Paraguay 11.0% compare

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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 16.8% in 2018, 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 16.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2005.
How does Ireland rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
Ireland ranks 8th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 455.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,099 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.