School age population, upper secondary education, male in Ireland
Ireland: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 75,025 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Ireland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 75,025 for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Ireland peaked at 75,025 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57,166, in 2012.
That places Ireland 132nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 66,058 | — |
| 2002 | 64,390 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 63,084 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 61,664 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 59,636 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 58,565 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 59,058 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 60,744 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 60,769 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 59,294 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 57,730 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 57,166 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 58,188 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 59,917 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 61,578 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 62,282 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 62,960 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 64,010 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 65,875 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 66,929 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 67,562 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 68,523 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 70,976 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 75,025 | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61,552 | 58,565 | 66,058 | 9 |
| 2010s | 60,900 | 57,166 | 65,875 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,803 | 66,929 | 75,025 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 129 Georgia 77,364 compare
- 130 Costa Rica 76,606 compare
- 131 Guinea-Bissau 75,424 compare
- 133 Gabon 74,833 compare
- 134 Uruguay 72,186 compare
- 135 Bosnia and Herzegovina 67,010 compare
More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Ireland?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Ireland was 75,025 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 75,025 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,166 in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Ireland ranks 132nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release