School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Ireland
Ireland: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male was 70,230 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Ireland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 70,230 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Ireland peaked at 70,230 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56,914, in 2013.
Ireland ranks 84th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 67,494 | — |
| 2002 | 65,518 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 63,249 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 62,440 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 61,964 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 61,143 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 59,210 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 58,949 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 60,333 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 60,078 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 58,048 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 57,131 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 56,914 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 57,289 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 58,522 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 60,118 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 62,609 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 63,782 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 64,673 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 65,086 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 65,391 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 66,595 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 67,833 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 70,230 | +3.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 70,230 is above the median for high income countries, which is 35,530, 2.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 70,230 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55,786, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62,256 | 58,949 | 67,494 | 9 |
| 2010s | 59,916 | 56,914 | 64,673 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,027 | 65,086 | 70,230 | 5 |
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Ireland?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Ireland was 70,230 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 70,230 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,914 in 2013.
- How does Ireland rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Ireland ranks 84th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release