School age population, pre-primary education, female in Ireland
Ireland: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 62,415 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Ireland, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Ireland is 62,415 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 108.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Ireland peaked at 70,786 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 24,038 number, in 1998.
That places Ireland 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59,345 number | — |
| 1971 | 59,626 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 59,733 number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 59,692 number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 59,771 number | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 60,353 number | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 61,890 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 63,994 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 66,491 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 68,892 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 70,534 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 70,665 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 70,786 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 70,354 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 69,558 number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 68,697 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 68,126 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 67,457 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 66,642 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 65,550 number | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 63,991 number | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 61,742 number | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 59,075 number | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 56,119 number | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 53,227 number | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 50,869 number | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 49,623 number | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 48,763 number | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 24,038 number | -50.7% |
| 1999 | 24,262 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 24,585 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 25,359 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 26,619 number | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 27,573 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 28,542 number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 28,488 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 29,055 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 29,775 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 30,152 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 29,954 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 30,259 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 32,022 number | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 34,255 number | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 34,721 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 34,597 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 34,607 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34,827 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 66,299 number | +90.4% |
| 2018 | 64,150 number | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 62,415 number | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61,979 number | 59,345 number | 68,892 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 68,837 number | 65,550 number | 70,786 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,171 number | 24,038 number | 63,991 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,010 number | 24,585 number | 30,152 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,815 number | 30,259 number | 66,299 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Ireland?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Ireland was 62,415 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 70,786 number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,038 number in 1998.
- How does Ireland rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Ireland ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.4%. 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, pre-primary 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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.