Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland
Ireland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 16.6% 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 16.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland peaked at 34.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2017.
Ireland ranks 101st of 168 countries on this measure, 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 | 32.7% | — |
| 2005 | 31.2% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -56.3% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +125.5% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -22.3% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4% | 30.8% | 32.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 13.4% | 34.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 16.6% | 19.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 16.6% 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 34.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ireland ranks 101st 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 45.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release