Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Ireland
Ireland: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 94.51 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
94.51
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 62 countries
All-time high
94.51
in 2023
All-time low
75.08
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 94.51 for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Ireland peaked at 94.51 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.08, in 1990.
Ireland ranks 8th of 62 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.08 | — |
| 1991 | 76.43 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 77.71 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 79 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 80.2 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 81.58 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 82.81 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 84.09 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 85.13 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 85.82 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 86.11 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 86.31 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 86.45 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 86.53 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 86.48 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 86.51 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.7 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.08 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.5 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 88.01 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 88.63 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 89.34 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 90.08 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 90.75 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 91.33 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 91.8 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.18 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 92.52 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.83 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.17 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.51 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.84 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.19 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.51 | +0.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 94.51 is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.4, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 94.51 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.86, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.78 | 75.08 | 85.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.77 | 86.11 | 88.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.26 | 88.63 | 93.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.01 | 93.51 | 94.51 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.47 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Ireland?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Ireland was 94.51 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 94.51 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.08 in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Ireland ranks 8th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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