What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Ireland and New Zealand?

2,851 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.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs New Zealand: School age population, pre-primary education, female

Ireland

62,415 number

in 2019

New Zealand

59,564 number

in 2019

Ireland rank

138th

New Zealand rank

141st

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

Ireland
New Zealand

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 62,415 number against 59,564 number in New Zealand, a difference of 2,851 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 138th and New Zealand ranks 141st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	61,979 number	58,485 number	3,494 number	Ireland
1980s	68,837 number	49,591 number	19,246 number	Ireland
1990s	49,171 number	59,294 number	10,123 number	New Zealand
2000s	28,010 number	55,821 number	27,811 number	New Zealand
2010s	42,815 number	60,699 number	17,884 number	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Ireland or New Zealand?: Ireland, at 62,415 number against 59,564 number in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Ireland and New Zealand?: 2,851 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, pre-primary education, female?: Ireland ranks 138th and New Zealand ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.