Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland

Ireland: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 7.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
7.0%
World rank
106th
of 155 countries
All-time high
37.3%
in 2010
All-time low
7.0%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2004–2017

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland, 2004–2017

102030402004201020172004: 36.4 %2005: 34.1 %2006: 33.7 %2007: 33.9 %2008: 34.3 %2009: 35.8 %2010: 37.3 %2011: 32.4 %2012: 33.3 %2017: 7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 7.0% for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 79.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland peaked at 37.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2017.

That places Ireland 106th out of 155 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Ireland, 2004 to 2017.
Year % Change
2004 36.4%
2005 34.1% -6.1%
2006 33.7% -1.2%
2007 33.9% +0.3%
2008 34.3% +1.2%
2009 35.8% +4.4%
2010 37.3% +4.4%
2011 32.4% -13.3%
2012 33.3% +2.9%
2017 7.0% -78.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.7% 33.7% 36.4% 6
2010s 27.5% 7.0% 37.3% 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 103 Canada 8.5% compare
  2. 104 Cambodia 8.4% compare
  3. 105 Cyprus 8.0% compare
  4. 107 Georgia 7.0% compare
  5. 108 Sri Lanka 6.7% compare
  6. 109 Chad 6.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland?
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland was 7.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2017.
How does Ireland rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Ireland ranks 106th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.