Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 21.1% 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
In 2022, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland stood at 21.1%.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland peaked at 35.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2017.
That places Ireland 83rd 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 | 34.6% | — |
| 2005 | 32.7% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -67.8% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +246.5% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 32.3% | 34.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 10.3% | 35.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 21.1% | 24.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 247,231 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.9368 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,618 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,544 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 134,541 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1981 % 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 21.1% 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 35.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 83rd 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 33.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release