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

Latest (2019)
61,794 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
84th
of 164 countries
All-time high
67,287 number
in 1998
All-time low
54,165 number
in 2013
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Ireland, 1998–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k1998200820191998: 67.3k number1999: 66.0k number2000: 65.5k number2001: 64.4k number2002: 63.0k number2003: 60.7k number2004: 59.5k number2005: 58.6k number2006: 58.7k number2007: 58.4k number2008: 59.5k number2009: 60.4k number2010: 59.3k number2011: 55.4k number2012: 54.7k number2013: 54.2k number2014: 54.5k number2015: 55.3k number2016: 57.3k number2017: 59.3k number2018: 60.6k number2019: 61.8k number

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

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in Ireland, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 81 Serbia 66,863 number compare
  2. 82 Israel 62,133 number compare
  3. 83 Belgium 61,824 number compare
  4. 85 Azerbaijan 60,705 number compare
  5. 86 Bulgaria 56,210 number compare
  6. 87 Oman 53,686 number compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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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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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.