School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Ireland
Ireland: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 32,376 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
32,376 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
120th
of 204 countries
All-time high
34,897 number
in 1986
All-time low
26,162 number
in 2006
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Ireland, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 32,376 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Ireland peaked at 34,897 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 26,162 number, in 2006.
Ireland ranks 120th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27,740 number | — |
| 1971 | 28,108 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 28,621 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 29,177 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 29,887 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 30,555 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 30,834 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 30,674 number | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 30,701 number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 30,734 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 30,919 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 31,592 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 32,560 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 33,359 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 34,095 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 34,681 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 34,897 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 34,773 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 34,647 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 34,448 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 34,231 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 34,161 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 34,161 number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 34,045 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 33,927 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 33,609 number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 32,782 number | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 31,435 number | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 31,537 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 29,638 number | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 28,745 number | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 27,787 number | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 27,675 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 27,881 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 27,701 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 26,818 number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 26,162 number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 26,371 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 27,007 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 28,139 number | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 28,754 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 29,377 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 29,601 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 29,650 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 30,150 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 30,828 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 31,066 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 31,094 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 31,589 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 32,376 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29,703 number | 27,740 number | 30,834 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,597 number | 30,919 number | 34,897 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,953 number | 29,638 number | 34,231 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,429 number | 26,162 number | 28,745 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,448 number | 28,754 number | 32,376 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Ireland?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Ireland was 32,376 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 34,897 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,162 number in 2006.
- How does Ireland rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Ireland ranks 120th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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, last grade of 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 last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.