Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational 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 … upper both sexes vocational 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% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 21.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.7%, 63% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 21.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.1%, 53% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +246.5% | 10.3% | 35.7% |
| 2017 | -67.8% | 31.9% | 10.3% |
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
- 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 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