Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ireland

Ireland: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 0.4% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.4%
Change on year
down 32.0%
World rank
160th
of 162 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2002
All-time low
0.4%
in 2018
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ireland, 1998–2018

0.511.51998200820181998: 0.921 %1999: 0.843 %2000: 1.2 %2001: 1.1 %2002: 1.7 %2003: 1.5 %2004: 1.4 %2005: 1.3 %2006: 0.737 %2007: 1.5 %2008: 1.7 %2009: 1.7 %2010: 1.6 %2011: 1.6 %2012: 1.5 %2014: 1.6 %2015: 1.6 %2016: 1.4 %2017: 0.605 %2018: 0.411 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.4% for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 32.0% on the previous year and down 75.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ireland peaked at 1.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.

That places Ireland 160th out of 162 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%) in Ireland, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 0.9%
1999 0.8% -8.5%
2000 1.2% +46.3%
2001 1.1% -14.1%
2002 1.7% +62.4%
2003 1.5% -14.6%
2004 1.4% -4.8%
2005 1.3% -4.7%
2006 0.7% -44.7%
2007 1.5% +100.8%
2008 1.7% +13.4%
2009 1.7% +2.1%
2010 1.6% -8.3%
2011 1.6% +1.5%
2012 1.5% -6.5%
2014 1.6% +6.1%
2015 1.6% +1.4%
2016 1.4% -15.9%
2017 0.6% -55.2%
2018 0.4% -32.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2000s 1.4% 0.7% 1.7% 10
2010s 1.3% 0.4% 1.6% 8

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 157 Belarus 1.4% compare
  2. 158 Ukraine 0.5% compare
  3. 159 Montenegro 0.5% compare
  4. 161 Algeria 0.3% compare
  5. 162 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ireland?
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Ireland was 0.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2002.
What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
How does Ireland rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
Ireland ranks 160th out of 162 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,415 data points, 1997–2020
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Total number of students in upper secondary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in upper secondary education.