Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 25.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 25.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2022.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland peaked at 40.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2017.
That places Ireland 65th out of 168 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 36.4% | — |
| 2005 | 34.1% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -78.9% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | +474.6% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 33.7% | 36.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 7.0% | 40.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 25.3% | 28.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 233,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,493 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102,720 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.21 % change on previous year (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 25.3% 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 40.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 65th out of 168 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 down 24.2%. 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release