School age population, pre-primary education, male in Ireland

Ireland: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 65,660 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
65,660 number
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
139th
of 206 countries
All-time high
74,595 number
in 1982
All-time low
25,455 number
in 1998
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, male in Ireland, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Ireland stood at 65,660 number.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 106.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Ireland peaked at 74,595 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 25,455 number, in 1998.

Ireland ranks 139th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in Ireland, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 62,346 number
1971 62,667 number +0.5%
1972 62,874 number +0.3%
1973 62,896 number +0.0%
1974 63,010 number +0.2%
1975 63,624 number +1.0%
1976 65,216 number +2.5%
1977 67,466 number +3.5%
1978 70,098 number +3.9%
1979 72,597 number +3.6%
1980 74,258 number +2.3%
1981 74,294 number +0.0%
1982 74,595 number +0.4%
1983 74,297 number -0.4%
1984 73,575 number -1.0%
1985 72,726 number -1.2%
1986 72,092 number -0.9%
1987 71,414 number -0.9%
1988 70,561 number -1.2%
1989 69,393 number -1.7%
1990 67,718 number -2.4%
1991 65,295 number -3.6%
1992 62,477 number -4.3%
1993 59,359 number -5.0%
1994 56,309 number -5.1%
1995 53,821 number -4.4%
1996 52,505 number -2.4%
1997 51,581 number -1.8%
1998 25,455 number -50.7%
1999 25,760 number +1.2%
2000 26,342 number +2.3%
2001 27,012 number +2.5%
2002 28,029 number +3.8%
2003 29,099 number +3.8%
2004 29,805 number +2.4%
2005 29,364 number -1.5%
2006 30,079 number +2.4%
2007 30,938 number +2.9%
2008 31,650 number +2.3%
2009 31,831 number +0.6%
2010 31,885 number +0.2%
2011 33,556 number +5.2%
2012 35,606 number +6.1%
2013 35,931 number +0.9%
2014 35,769 number -0.5%
2015 35,019 number -2.1%
2016 36,074 number +3.0%
2017 69,619 number +93.0%
2018 67,295 number -3.3%
2019 65,660 number -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 65,279 number 62,346 number 72,597 number 10
1980s 72,720 number 69,393 number 74,595 number 10
1990s 52,028 number 25,455 number 67,718 number 10
2000s 29,415 number 26,342 number 31,831 number 10
2010s 44,641 number 31,885 number 69,619 number 10

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 136 Puerto Rico 69,685 number compare
  2. 137 Armenia 68,241 number compare
  3. 138 Kuwait 66,379 number compare
  4. 140 Namibia 64,576 number compare
  5. 141 New Zealand 62,560 number compare
  6. 142 Lithuania 60,492 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Ireland?
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Ireland was 65,660 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 74,595 number in 1982.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 25,455 number in 1998.
How does Ireland rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Ireland ranks 139th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.3%. 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.