Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Ireland

Gross secondary school enrolment in Ireland was 130.6% in 2022.

Measure: Secondary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official secondary school-age population Data: 2001 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Ireland, 2022 130.6% % of the official secondary school-age population
Change from 2021 −2.3percentage points 2021: 132.9%
European Union, 2022 107.6% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022 106.6% Middle value of 27 countries

Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Ireland over time

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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Secondary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official secondary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period IrelandEuropean Union
2024 – 107.0%
2023 – 107.0%
2022 130.6% 107.6%
2021 132.9% 108.0%
2020 133.5% 108.1%
2019 137.1% 107.3%
2018 154.2% 107.6%
2017 125.0% 107.4%
2016 117.0% 107.1%
2015 117.0% 108.0%
2014 116.7% 108.2%
2013 – 108.9%
2012 117.8% 106.7%
2011 115.8% 107.7%
2010 118.1% 107.0%
2009 114.4% 105.6%
2008 111.3% 104.9%
2007 111.2% 103.7%
2006 109.6% 103.7%
2005 109.8% 102.9%
2004 109.4% 101.4%
2003 107.9% 103.7%
2002 106.4% 103.3%
2001 105.2% 102.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.3 percentage points from 132.9% in 2021.
  • Since 2011, when it was 115.8%, the figure has changed by +14.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 107.6%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.SEC.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2022 for Ireland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics