Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general was 74.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 74.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 2018.
Ireland ranks 125th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 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 | 63.6% | -36.4% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +49.9% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | -35.8% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 74.7% | +3.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 74.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 75.7%, 99% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 74.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.8%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +49.9% | 66.7% | 100.0% |
| 2004 | -36.4% | 100.0% | 63.6% |
| 2018 | -35.8% | 93.0% | 59.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 63.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 59.7% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 71.5% | 74.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland was 74.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 125th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 upper 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