School age population, early childhood educational development in Ireland
Ireland: School age population, early childhood educational development was 85,816 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
85,816
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
59th
of 102 countries
All-time high
93,753
in 2017
All-time low
85,454
in 2023
Years of data
8
2017β2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in Ireland, 2017β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in Ireland stood at 85,816.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
That places Ireland 59th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92,725 | 91,909 | 93,753 | 3 |
| 2020s | 86,167 | 85,454 | 88,489 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 56 Costa Rica 101,972 compare
- 57 Denmark 88,165 compare
- 58 New Zealand 86,300 compare
- 60 Norway 79,795 compare
- 61 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 75,807 compare
- 62 Singapore 69,393 compare
More education data for Ireland
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 42,162 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.6 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Ireland?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Ireland was 85,816 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 93,753 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,454 in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Ireland ranks 59th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release