School age population, primary education, male in Ireland
Ireland: School age population, primary education, male was 287,926 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Ireland, 1970–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 101 Mauritania 351,933 number compare
- 102 Greece 319,307 number compare
- 103 Czechia 293,708 number compare
- 105 Portugal 285,893 number compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 281,804 number compare
- 107 Palestine, State of 259,918 number compare
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, 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.