Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 1.36 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.36 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
4th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.81 GPIA
in 1975
All-time low
0.5232 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
42
1971–2022
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 4th out of 198 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 in secondary education enrolled in vocational 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% |
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
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,411 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0519 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 278,462 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0534 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
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 4th out of 198 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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February 2026 Data Release