Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 84.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
84.0%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
163rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1998
All-time low
69.6%
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 %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ireland stood at 84.0%.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ireland peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2018.
That places Ireland 163rd out of 217 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 80.4% | — |
| 1972 | 82.4% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 80.4% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 94.2% | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 93.0% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 93.4% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 93.4% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 92.4% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 91.6% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 91.5% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 91.3% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 91.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 88.6% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 89.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 90.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 83.2% | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 82.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.0% | 80.4% | 94.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 92.6% | 91.5% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.2% | 88.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 81.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 69.6% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 81.6% | 84.0% | 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 secondary education enrolled in general in Ireland?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Ireland was 84.0% 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 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Ireland ranks 163rd out of 217 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 up 1.1%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release