Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Ireland
Ireland: Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity was 1.19 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Ireland, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Ireland is 1.19 million, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Ireland peaked at 1.19 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 986,779, in 2001.
That places Ireland 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.00 million | — |
| 1999 | 994,063 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 990,051 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 986,779 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 992,214 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.00 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.05 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.16 million | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 1.18 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 997,046 | 994,063 | 1.00 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million | 986,779 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million | 1.16 million | 1.19 million | 3 |
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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 students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Ireland?
- Students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Ireland was 1.19 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 986,779 in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity?
- Ireland ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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