School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Ireland
Ireland: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 34,204 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Ireland, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Ireland is 34,204 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Ireland peaked at 36,657 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 27,653 number, in 2006.
That places Ireland 122nd out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Ireland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28,766 number | — |
| 1971 | 29,176 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 29,768 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 30,406 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 31,209 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 31,962 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 32,288 number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 32,152 number | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 32,219 number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 32,293 number | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 32,506 number | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 33,186 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 34,203 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 35,042 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 35,804 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 36,412 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 36,657 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 36,560 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 36,459 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 36,283 number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 36,089 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 36,042 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 36,024 number | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 35,906 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 35,805 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 35,503 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 34,655 number | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 33,187 number | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 33,267 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 31,532 number | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 29,907 number | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 28,881 number | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 28,862 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 29,606 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 29,067 number | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 28,347 number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 27,653 number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 27,801 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 28,562 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 29,680 number | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 30,283 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 30,984 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 30,948 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 31,276 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 31,475 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 32,087 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 32,546 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 33,102 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 33,090 number | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 34,204 number | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31,024 number | 28,766 number | 32,293 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,311 number | 32,506 number | 36,657 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,801 number | 31,532 number | 36,089 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,837 number | 27,653 number | 29,907 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,000 number | 30,283 number | 34,204 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, male in Ireland?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Ireland was 34,204 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 36,657 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,653 number in 2006.
- How does Ireland rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Ireland ranks 122nd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.