Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Ireland
Ireland: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male was 98.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Ireland, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Ireland is 98.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Ireland peaked at 98.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 2001.
Ireland ranks 6th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 82.6% | — |
| 2002 | 83.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 89.5% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 92.7% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.3% | 82.6% | 93.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 95.1% | 97.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 96.6% | 98.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 3 Cook Islands 75.2% compare
- 3 Singapore 99.4%
- 4 Chile 99.4% compare
- 4 Tokelau 28.6% compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 99.2% compare
- 7 Portugal 98.8% compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 98.7% compare
- 9 Belgium 98.2% compare
More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Ireland?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Ireland was 98.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Ireland ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release