Ireland vs Norway: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male

Ireland
34,583 number
in 2019
Norway
32,109 number
in 2020
Ireland rank
121st
Norway rank
124th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male over time

  • Ireland
  • Norway
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197019952020

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 34,583 number against 32,109 number in Norway, a difference of 2,474 number.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.

Ireland ranks 121st and Norway ranks 124th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 32,087 number 33,177 number 1,089 number Norway
1980s 36,463 number 28,751 number 7,712 number Ireland
1990s 29,891 number 28,426 number 1,465 number Ireland
2000s 29,259 number 31,378 number 2,119 number Norway
2010s 35,188 number 31,696 number 3,493 number Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, male, Ireland or Norway?
Ireland, at 34,583 number against 32,109 number in Norway as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Ireland and Norway?
2,474 number, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Ireland ranks 121st and Norway ranks 124th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.