Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Ireland

Ireland: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 117,043 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
117,043 number
Change on year
up 21.4%
World rank
93rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
117,043 number
in 2018
All-time low
65,699 number
in 2006
Years of data
27
1991–2018

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Ireland, 1991–2018

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1991200420181991: 66.5k number1992: 69.8k number1993: 86.2k number1994: 87.5k number1995: 88.4k number1996: 88.2k number1997: 90.2k number1998: 77.0k number1999: 75.6k number2000: 72.7k number2001: 69.3k number2002: 68.6k number2003: 69.3k number2004: 69.1k number2005: 67.4k number2006: 65.7k number2007: 68.5k number2008: 70.2k number2009: 72.5k number2010: 75.2k number2011: 71.9k number2012: 75.4k number2014: 80.1k number2015: 82.3k number2016: 83.4k number2017: 96.4k number2018: 117.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 117,043 number for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 66.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Ireland peaked at 117,043 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 65,699 number, in 2006.

That places Ireland 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81,046 number 66,516 number 90,203 number 9
2000s 69,334 number 65,699 number 72,741 number 10
2010s 85,222 number 71,930 number 117,043 number 8

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 90 Chad 122,671 number compare
  2. 91 Rwanda 121,776 number compare
  3. 92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 118,545 number compare
  4. 94 Togo 113,623 number compare
  5. 95 New Zealand 112,914 number compare
  6. 96 Palestine, State of 108,140 number compare

See the full ranking of 232 places β†’

More reference data data for Ireland

All data for Ireland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Ireland?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Ireland was 117,043 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 117,043 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 65,699 number in 2006.
How does Ireland rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
Ireland ranks 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.8%. 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 Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/