Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 0.9353 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.9353 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
211th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.18 GPIA
in 1972
All-time low
0.8979 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
51
1971–2022
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ireland, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ireland is 0.9353 GPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ireland peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.8979 GPIA, in 2018.
That places Ireland 211th out of 211 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.16 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9521 GPIA | -18.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9529 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9493 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9534 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9586 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9598 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9618 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9605 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9639 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9654 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.967 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9631 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9635 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.965 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9664 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9627 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9612 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9671 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9981 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9873 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9818 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 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 | 0.9706 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.971 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9756 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.974 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9723 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9683 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9753 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9891 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9821 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8979 GPIA | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9335 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9273 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9344 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9353 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9493 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9636 GPIA | 0.9598 GPIA | 0.967 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.987 GPIA | 0.9612 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9832 GPIA | 0.9683 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9788 GPIA | 0.8979 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9323 GPIA | 0.9273 GPIA | 0.9353 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 208 Dominican Republic 0.9545 GPIA compare
- 209 New Zealand 0.953 GPIA compare
- 210 Mexico 0.9445 GPIA compare
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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ireland?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ireland was 0.9353 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8979 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Ireland ranks 211th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 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