School age population, tertiary education, female in Ireland
Ireland: School age population, tertiary education, female was 146,422 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Ireland, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 146,422 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Ireland peaked at 166,784 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 129,283 number, in 1970.
Ireland ranks 124th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 129,283 number | — |
| 1971 | 130,914 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 132,700 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 133,841 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 134,538 number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 135,004 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 135,720 number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 136,500 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 138,277 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 141,021 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 144,780 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 148,978 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 151,021 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 151,800 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 151,714 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 151,020 number | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 150,502 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 148,125 number | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 147,197 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 147,962 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 150,865 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 155,524 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 159,078 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 161,567 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 163,423 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 164,876 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 166,380 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 166,784 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 165,321 number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 157,157 number | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 160,178 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 162,589 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 162,503 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 161,010 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 158,604 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 156,944 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 157,298 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 161,394 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 164,941 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 163,087 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 155,377 number | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 144,138 number | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 139,617 number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 136,995 number | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 135,821 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 135,596 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 137,810 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 141,558 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 146,422 number | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 134,780 number | 129,283 number | 141,021 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 149,310 number | 144,780 number | 151,800 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 161,098 number | 150,865 number | 166,784 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 160,855 number | 156,944 number | 164,941 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 141,482 number | 135,596 number | 155,377 number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, female in Ireland?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Ireland was 146,422 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 166,784 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,283 number in 1970.
- How does Ireland rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Ireland ranks 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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, tertiary 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.