Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ireland
Ireland: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 99.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
99.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
5th
of 179 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2016
All-time low
87.7%
in 2001
Years of data
21
2001–2022
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 99.4% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ireland peaked at 99.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 2001.
Ireland ranks 5th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 87.7% | — |
| 2002 | 88.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 93.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 95.1% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.0% | 87.7% | 95.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 97.4% | 99.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 97.5% | 99.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 2 United Arab Emirates 99.6% compare
- 2 Montserrat 80.3% compare
- 3 Cook Islands 77.7% compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 99.5% compare
- 4 Anguilla 75.2% compare
- 4 Singapore 99.4% compare
- 5 Tokelau 29.7% compare
- 6 Poland 99.3% compare
- 7 Türkiye 99.2% compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 99.2% compare
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 total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ireland?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ireland was 99.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Ireland ranks 5th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release