School age population, pre-primary education, male in Ireland
Ireland: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 65,660 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Ireland, 1970–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.