School age population, lower secondary education, female in Ireland
Ireland: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 94,251 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
94,251 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
126th
of 205 countries
All-time high
103,623 number
in 1989
All-time low
81,203 number
in 2009
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Ireland, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 94,251 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Ireland peaked at 103,623 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 81,203 number, in 2009.
Ireland ranks 126th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83,336 number | — |
| 1971 | 83,343 number | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 83,479 number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 84,482 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 86,198 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 88,483 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 90,989 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 92,513 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 93,274 number | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 93,470 number | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 93,333 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 93,259 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 93,633 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 95,221 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 97,444 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 99,794 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 101,884 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 103,015 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 103,613 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 103,623 number | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 103,258 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 102,847 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 102,370 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 102,376 number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 102,519 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 102,654 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 102,548 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 100,862 number | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 100,909 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 93,105 number | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 90,951 number | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 89,263 number | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 86,956 number | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 85,166 number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 83,912 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 83,849 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 83,395 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 82,248 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 81,317 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 81,203 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 82,551 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 84,394 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 86,416 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 87,809 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 88,386 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 89,447 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 91,161 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 92,975 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 93,841 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 94,251 number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87,957 number | 83,336 number | 93,470 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 98,482 number | 93,259 number | 103,623 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 101,345 number | 93,105 number | 103,258 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,826 number | 81,203 number | 90,951 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 89,123 number | 82,551 number | 94,251 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Ireland?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Ireland was 94,251 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 103,623 number in 1989.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,203 number in 2009.
- How does Ireland rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Ireland ranks 126th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 School age population, lower secondary 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 lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.