School age population, tertiary education, male in Ireland
Ireland: School age population, tertiary education, male was 152,740 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Ireland, 1970–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.