School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Ireland
Ireland: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, 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 non-tertiary education, 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.9368 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,618 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,544 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 134,541 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1981 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 112,690 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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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February 2026 Data Release