School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Ireland

Ireland: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 64,299 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
64,299 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
85th
of 164 countries
All-time high
70,337 number
in 1998
All-time low
56,914 number
in 2013
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200820191998: 70.3k number1999: 69.5k number2000: 68.9k number2001: 67.5k number2002: 65.5k number2003: 63.2k number2004: 62.4k number2005: 62.0k number2006: 61.1k number2007: 59.2k number2008: 58.9k number2009: 60.3k number2010: 60.1k number2011: 58.0k number2012: 57.1k number2013: 56.9k number2014: 57.3k number2015: 58.5k number2016: 60.1k number2017: 62.4k number2018: 63.3k number2019: 64.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 64,299 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Ireland peaked at 70,337 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 56,914 number, in 2013.

Ireland ranks 85th of 164 countries on this measure, 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, male in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) in Ireland, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 70,337 number
1999 69,464 number -1.2%
2000 68,856 number -0.9%
2001 67,494 number -2.0%
2002 65,518 number -2.9%
2003 63,249 number -3.5%
2004 62,440 number -1.3%
2005 61,964 number -0.8%
2006 61,143 number -1.3%
2007 59,210 number -3.2%
2008 58,949 number -0.4%
2009 60,333 number +2.3%
2010 60,078 number -0.4%
2011 58,048 number -3.4%
2012 57,131 number -1.6%
2013 56,914 number -0.4%
2014 57,289 number +0.7%
2015 58,522 number +2.2%
2016 60,118 number +2.7%
2017 62,358 number +3.7%
2018 63,304 number +1.5%
2019 64,299 number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 69,900 number 69,464 number 70,337 number 2
2000s 62,916 number 58,949 number 68,856 number 10
2010s 59,806 number 56,914 number 64,299 number 10

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 82 Azerbaijan 68,687 number compare
  2. 83 Israel 65,580 number compare
  3. 84 Belgium 65,245 number compare
  4. 86 Oman 63,604 number compare
  5. 87 Bulgaria 60,009 number compare
  6. 88 Portugal 54,331 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, male in Ireland?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Ireland was 64,299 number in 2019, 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 70,337 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 56,914 number in 2013.
How does Ireland rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
Ireland ranks 85th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (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
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.