School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Ireland
Ireland: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 275,047 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
275,047 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
104th
of 206 countries
All-time high
275,047 number
in 2019
All-time low
170,904 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, primary education, female in Ireland, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, primary education, female in Ireland stood at 275,047 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Ireland peaked at 275,047 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 170,904 number, in 1970.
That places Ireland 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 170,904 number | — |
| 1971 | 173,949 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 176,607 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 178,895 number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 180,639 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 181,729 number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 182,429 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 183,493 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 186,126 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 190,141 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 195,198 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 200,502 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 204,788 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 207,778 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 209,382 number | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 209,595 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 208,646 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 207,378 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 206,018 number | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 204,581 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 203,054 number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 201,262 number | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 198,714 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 194,956 number | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 189,930 number | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 183,637 number | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 176,545 number | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 218,559 number | +23.8% |
| 1998 | 220,118 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 218,371 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 214,628 number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 211,831 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 211,037 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 212,125 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 212,963 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 214,058 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 217,870 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 224,687 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 232,186 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 237,212 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 239,330 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 241,179 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 247,766 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 252,801 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 258,223 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 263,056 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 266,932 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 270,923 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 273,338 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 275,047 number | +0.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 275,047 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 111,289 number, 2.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 275,047 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 218,280 number, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 180,491 number | 170,904 number | 190,141 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 205,387 number | 195,198 number | 209,595 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 200,515 number | 176,545 number | 220,118 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 218,860 number | 211,037 number | 237,212 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 258,860 number | 239,330 number | 275,047 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.47 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Ireland?
- School age population, primary education, female in Ireland was 275,047 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 275,047 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,904 number in 1970.
- How does Ireland rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Ireland ranks 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.