Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.34 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland stood at 1.34 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5243 GPIA, in 2017.
Ireland ranks 5th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5243 GPIA | -51.5% |
| 2018 | 1.25 GPIA | +138.7% |
| 2019 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.32 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.34 GPIA | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.5243 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.33 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 1.34 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland was 1.34 GPIA 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 1.34 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5243 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 5th out of 160 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 24.3%. 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 upper 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