Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity was 1.36 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Ireland, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Ireland stood at 1.36 GPIA.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Ireland peaked at 1.81 GPIA in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.5232 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Ireland 5th out of 201 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6014 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5425 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5843 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5868 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.81 GPIA | +208.8% |
| 1976 | 1.78 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.79 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.65 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 1.58 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.6 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.58 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.58 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.55 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.51 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.41 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 1.42 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.42 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.39 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.38 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.41 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.41 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.37 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9386 GPIA | -31.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9723 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 1.12 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 1.17 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.12 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5232 GPIA | -52.0% |
| 2018 | 1.26 GPIA | +141.0% |
| 2019 | 1.28 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.35 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.33 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.36 GPIA | +2.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.36 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7529 GPIA, 1.8× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.36 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7584 GPIA, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +208.8% | 0.5868 GPIA | 1.81 GPIA |
| 2018 | +141.0% | 0.5232 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA |
| 2017 | -52.0% | 1.09 GPIA | 0.5232 GPIA |
| 1993 | -31.3% | 1.37 GPIA | 0.9386 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.21 GPIA | 0.5425 GPIA | 1.81 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.48 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 1.6 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 GPIA | 0.9386 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.5232 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.35 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 1.36 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 secondary education enrolled in vocational in Ireland?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Ireland was 1.36 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 GPIA in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5232 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Ireland ranks 5th out of 201 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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 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