Ireland vs Palestine, State of: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Ireland
562,973 number
in 2019
Palestine, State of
508,539 number
in 2019
Ireland rank
104th
Palestine, State of rank
107th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Ireland
  • Palestine, State of
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k197019942019

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 562,973 number against 508,539 number in Palestine, State of, a difference of 54,434 number.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Palestine, State of's.

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

Ireland ranks 104th and Palestine, State of ranks 107th of 206 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1970s 369,530 number 164,602 number 204,927 number Ireland
1980s 421,504 number 214,419 number 207,085 number Ireland
1990s 412,094 number 306,823 number 105,271 number Ireland
2000s 449,103 number 432,729 number 16,374 number Ireland
2010s 529,937 number 464,390 number 65,547 number Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Ireland or Palestine, State of?
Ireland, at 562,973 number against 508,539 number in Palestine, State of as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Ireland and Palestine, State of?
54,434 number, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Palestine, State of?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ireland and Palestine, State of rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Ireland ranks 104th and Palestine, State of ranks 107th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ireland vs Palestine, State of: School age population, primary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-primary-education-both-sexes-number/ireland/west-bank-and-gaza/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/school-age-population-primary-education-both-sexes-number/ireland/west-bank-and-gaza/">Ireland vs Palestine, State of: School age population, primary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (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

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