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

Ireland: Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 13.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
13.4%
World rank
103rd
of 155 countries
All-time high
34.4%
in 2010
All-time low
13.4%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2004–2017

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

01020302004201020172004: 32.7 %2005: 31.2 %2006: 30.8 %2007: 30.9 %2008: 31 %2009: 31.9 %2010: 34.4 %2011: 30.9 %2012: 30.6 %2017: 13.4 %

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 13.4% for share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 56.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland peaked at 34.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2017.

Ireland ranks 103rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Ireland, 2004 to 2017.
Year % Change
2004 32.7%
2005 31.2% -4.5%
2006 30.8% -1.2%
2007 30.9% +0.5%
2008 31.0% +0.1%
2009 31.9% +3.2%
2010 34.4% +7.8%
2011 30.9% -10.1%
2012 30.6% -1.1%
2017 13.4% -56.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.4% 30.8% 32.7% 6
2010s 27.3% 13.4% 34.4% 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 100 Bangladesh 14.8% compare
  2. 101 San Marino 14.0% compare
  3. 102 Tunisia 13.7% compare
  4. 104 South Africa 12.5% compare
  5. 105 Cote d'Ivoire 10.6% compare
  6. 106 Algeria 10.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland?
Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ireland was 13.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2017.
How does Ireland rank for share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Ireland ranks 103rd out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. 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 male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of male 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, 3,314 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male 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.