School age population, primary education, male in Ireland

Ireland: School age population, primary education, male was 287,926 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
287,926 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
104th
of 206 countries
All-time high
287,926 number
in 2019
All-time low
177,911 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 287,926 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Ireland peaked at 287,926 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 177,911 number, in 1970.

Ireland ranks 104th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, male (number) in Ireland, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 177,911 number
1971 181,328 number +1.9%
1972 184,464 number +1.7%
1973 187,174 number +1.5%
1974 189,259 number +1.1%
1975 190,577 number +0.7%
1976 191,377 number +0.4%
1977 192,707 number +0.7%
1978 195,648 number +1.5%
1979 199,940 number +2.2%
1980 205,149 number +2.6%
1981 210,410 number +2.6%
1982 215,067 number +2.2%
1983 218,360 number +1.5%
1984 220,196 number +0.8%
1985 220,579 number +0.2%
1986 219,736 number -0.4%
1987 218,554 number -0.5%
1988 217,262 number -0.6%
1989 215,861 number -0.6%
1990 214,328 number -0.7%
1991 212,464 number -0.9%
1992 209,742 number -1.3%
1993 205,809 number -1.9%
1994 200,574 number -2.5%
1995 194,009 number -3.3%
1996 186,568 number -3.8%
1997 230,779 number +23.7%
1998 232,146 number +0.6%
1999 229,370 number -1.2%
2000 224,977 number -1.9%
2001 222,992 number -0.9%
2002 222,674 number -0.1%
2003 223,646 number +0.4%
2004 224,486 number +0.4%
2005 226,444 number +0.9%
2006 230,277 number +1.7%
2007 235,910 number +2.4%
2008 242,972 number +3.0%
2009 248,058 number +2.1%
2010 251,199 number +1.3%
2011 253,571 number +0.9%
2012 259,707 number +2.4%
2013 264,830 number +2.0%
2014 270,100 number +2.0%
2015 275,421 number +2.0%
2016 279,325 number +1.4%
2017 283,500 number +1.5%
2018 285,197 number +0.6%
2019 287,926 number +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 189,038 number 177,911 number 199,940 number 10
1980s 216,117 number 205,149 number 220,579 number 10
1990s 211,579 number 186,568 number 232,146 number 10
2000s 230,244 number 222,674 number 248,058 number 10
2010s 271,078 number 251,199 number 287,926 number 10

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 101 Mauritania 351,933 number compare
  2. 102 Greece 319,307 number compare
  3. 103 Czechia 293,708 number compare
  4. 105 Portugal 285,893 number compare
  5. 106 Kyrgyzstan 281,804 number compare
  6. 107 Palestine, State of 259,918 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, male in Ireland?
School age population, primary education, male in Ireland was 287,926 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 287,926 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 177,911 number in 1970.
How does Ireland rank for school age population, primary education, male?
Ireland ranks 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.