School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ireland
Ireland: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 61,794 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ireland, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ireland stood at 61,794 number.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ireland peaked at 67,287 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 54,165 number, in 2013.
That places Ireland 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 67,287 number | — |
| 1999 | 66,038 number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 65,512 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 64,398 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 62,979 number | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 60,740 number | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 59,509 number | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 58,642 number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 58,725 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 58,360 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 59,501 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 60,386 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 59,256 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 55,401 number | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 54,725 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 54,165 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 54,544 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 55,330 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 57,303 number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 59,262 number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 60,579 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 61,794 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66,662 number | 66,038 number | 67,287 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 60,875 number | 58,360 number | 65,512 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,236 number | 54,165 number | 61,794 number | 10 |
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More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ireland?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ireland was 61,794 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 67,287 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,165 number in 2013.
- How does Ireland rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Ireland ranks 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.