School enrollment, secondary in Ireland
Ireland: School enrollment, secondary was 98.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Ireland, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, secondary in Ireland stood at 98.7%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Ireland peaked at 98.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 1971.
That places Ireland 4th out of 154 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.6% | 63.4% | 78.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 81.3% | 79.9% | 82.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 83.3% | 78.0% | 90.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 93.1% | 90.4% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.7% | 98.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 42,162 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 95.5% (2022)
- Labor force, total 2.91 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Ireland?
- School enrollment, secondary in Ireland was 98.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 1971.
- How does Ireland rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Ireland ranks 4th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.