Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Ireland
Ireland: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students was 15.63 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Ireland, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 15.63 Years for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Ireland peaked at 19.44 Years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.76 Years, in 2015.
Ireland ranks 5th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.97 Years | — |
| 2014 | 13.77 Years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.76 Years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 13.76 Years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.19 Years | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 19.44 Years | +37.0% |
| 2019 | 15.62 Years | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 15.43 Years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 15 Years | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 15.2 Years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 15.51 Years | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 15.63 Years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.93 Years | 13.76 Years | 19.44 Years | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.35 Years | 15 Years | 15.63 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 2 Latvia 14.28 Years compare
- 2 Sweden 15.96 Years compare
- 3 Australia 15.76 Years compare
- 3 Netherlands 13.94 Years compare
- 3 Croatia 12.23 Years compare
- 4 Costa Rica 15.71 Years compare
- 5 Lithuania 13.66 Years compare
- 6 Belgium 14.81 Years compare
- 6 Slovenia 13.27 Years compare
- 7 Poland 12.37 Years compare
- 7 Portugal 14.61 Years compare
- 8 Spain 14.6 Years compare
- 8 Türkiye 12.37 Years compare
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Ireland?
- Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in Ireland was 15.63 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.44 Years in 2018.
- What is the lowest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.76 Years in 2015.
- How does Ireland rank for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
- Ireland ranks 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.