School age population, tertiary education, male in Ireland

Ireland: School age population, tertiary education, male was 152,740 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
152,740 number
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
125th
of 203 countries
All-time high
174,438 number
in 1996
All-time low
134,383 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018

School age population, tertiary education, male in Ireland, 1970–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, male in Ireland stood at 152,740 number.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Ireland peaked at 174,438 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 134,383 number, in 1970.

That places Ireland 125th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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, male in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, male (number) in Ireland, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 134,383 number
1971 136,095 number +1.3%
1972 137,895 number +1.3%
1973 139,026 number +0.8%
1974 139,712 number +0.5%
1975 140,190 number +0.3%
1976 140,991 number +0.6%
1977 141,771 number +0.6%
1978 143,694 number +1.4%
1979 146,709 number +2.1%
1980 150,846 number +2.8%
1981 155,448 number +3.1%
1982 157,347 number +1.2%
1983 158,024 number +0.4%
1984 157,920 number -0.1%
1985 157,339 number -0.4%
1986 157,099 number -0.2%
1987 154,731 number -1.5%
1988 153,944 number -0.5%
1989 154,950 number +0.7%
1990 158,137 number +2.1%
1991 163,138 number +3.2%
1992 166,489 number +2.1%
1993 168,952 number +1.5%
1994 170,921 number +1.2%
1995 172,606 number +1.0%
1996 174,438 number +1.1%
1997 174,425 number -0.0%
1998 172,182 number -1.3%
1999 162,331 number -5.7%
2000 164,618 number +1.4%
2001 166,174 number +0.9%
2002 166,808 number +0.4%
2003 164,092 number -1.6%
2004 160,997 number -1.9%
2005 159,963 number -0.6%
2006 161,046 number +0.7%
2007 165,094 number +2.5%
2008 165,541 number +0.3%
2009 160,092 number -3.3%
2010 151,957 number -5.1%
2011 145,427 number -4.3%
2012 142,868 number -1.8%
2013 141,149 number -1.2%
2014 140,433 number -0.5%
2015 142,309 number +1.3%
2016 143,803 number +1.0%
2017 147,757 number +2.7%
2018 152,740 number +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 140,047 number 134,383 number 146,709 number 10
1980s 155,765 number 150,846 number 158,024 number 10
1990s 168,362 number 158,137 number 174,438 number 10
2000s 163,442 number 159,963 number 166,808 number 10
2010s 145,383 number 140,433 number 152,740 number 9

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 122 New Zealand 166,004 number compare
  2. 123 Slovakia 163,162 number compare
  3. 124 Eritrea 153,559 number compare
  4. 126 Qatar 140,862 number compare
  5. 127 Lebanon 135,215 number compare
  6. 128 Jamaica 134,339 number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Ireland?
School age population, tertiary education, male in Ireland was 152,740 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 174,438 number in 1996.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 134,383 number in 1970.
How does Ireland rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
Ireland ranks 125th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.