Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ireland
Ireland: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 9,792 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ireland, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ireland stood at 9,792 number. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 63.2% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ireland peaked at 39,380 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9,792 number, in 2018.
Ireland ranks 41st of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21,240 number | — |
| 1999 | 23,064 number | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 23,572 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 26,383 number | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 25,114 number | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 28,152 number | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 22,105 number | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 22,509 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 19,838 number | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 22,647 number | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 21,622 number | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 23,313 number | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 25,181 number | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 24,255 number | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 22,470 number | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 28,797 number | +28.2% |
| 2014 | 31,755 number | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 38,991 number | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 39,380 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 26,583 number | -32.5% |
| 2018 | 9,792 number | -63.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,152 number | 21,240 number | 23,064 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 23,526 number | 19,838 number | 28,152 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,467 number | 9,792 number | 39,380 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,493 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102,720 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.21 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 247,231 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.9368 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,618 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,544 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 134,541 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1981 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ireland?
- Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ireland was 9,792 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 39,380 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,792 number in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Ireland ranks 41st out of 117 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.