Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ireland
Ireland: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 32,714 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ireland, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ireland stood at 32,714 number.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ireland peaked at 35,647 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24,101 number, in 1997.
Ireland ranks 121st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29,241 number | — |
| 1971 | 29,667 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 29,907 number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 29,971 number | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 29,980 number | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 30,052 number | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 30,357 number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 31,022 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 32,039 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 33,192 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 34,249 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 34,911 number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 35,292 number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 35,353 number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 35,169 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 34,833 number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 34,478 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 34,189 number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 33,895 number | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 33,532 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 33,041 number | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 32,334 number | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 31,364 number | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 30,111 number | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 28,728 number | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 27,367 number | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 26,247 number | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 24,101 number | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 24,366 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 25,005 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 24,851 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 25,267 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 26,197 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 27,430 number | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 27,905 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 28,586 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 28,471 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 29,531 number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 30,475 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 30,572 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 30,100 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 30,307 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 32,568 number | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 34,714 number | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 35,485 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 35,461 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 35,647 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 34,972 number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 33,679 number | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 32,714 number | -2.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 32,714 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 1.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 32,714 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 87% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,543 number | 29,241 number | 33,192 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,590 number | 33,532 number | 35,353 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,266 number | 24,101 number | 33,041 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,928 number | 24,851 number | 30,572 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,565 number | 30,100 number | 35,647 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ireland?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Ireland was 32,714 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 35,647 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,101 number in 1997.
- How does Ireland rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Ireland ranks 121st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.