Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 16.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
16.0%
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
55th
of 213 countries
All-time high
30.4%
in 2018
All-time low
3.3%
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 %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 16.0% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Ireland peaked at 30.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2017.
Ireland ranks 55th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.6% | — |
| 1972 | 17.6% | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 19.6% | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 19.4% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | -70.0% |
| 1976 | 5.9% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 6.4% | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 7.0% | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 7.0% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 6.4% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 8.4% | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 8.3% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +33.6% |
| 1994 | 10.4% | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +66.4% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -80.3% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +807.7% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | -32.4% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 5.8% | 19.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 8.5% | 11.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.8% | 18.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 3.3% | 30.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.0% | 18.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- 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)
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 16.0% 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 30.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Ireland ranks 55th out of 213 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 down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release