Ireland vs New Zealand: School age population, last grade of primary education, male

Ireland
34,204 number
in 2019
New Zealand
33,102 number
in 2020
Ireland rank
122nd
New Zealand rank
123rd

School age population, last grade of primary education, male over time

  • Ireland
  • New Zealand
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197019952020

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 34,204 number against 33,102 number in New Zealand, a difference of 1,102 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Ireland ranks 122nd and New Zealand ranks 123rd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 31,024 number 31,420 number 396.6 number New Zealand
1980s 35,311 number 28,634 number 6,677 number Ireland
1990s 34,801 number 27,605 number 7,196 number Ireland
2000s 28,837 number 31,073 number 2,237 number New Zealand
2010s 32,000 number 31,051 number 948.8 number Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, male, Ireland or New Zealand?
Ireland, at 34,204 number against 33,102 number in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Ireland and New Zealand?
1,102 number, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Ireland ranks 122nd and New Zealand ranks 123rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of 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
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.