Students going abroad by level of education and destination in Ireland
Ireland: Students going abroad by level of education and destination was 16,176 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
16,176
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
11th
of 45 countries
All-time high
17,685
in 2011
All-time low
15,731
in 2008
Years of data
5
2008–2012
Students going abroad by level of education and destination in Ireland, 2008–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 16,176 for students going abroad by level of education and destination in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over five years.
That places Ireland 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
Students going abroad by level of education and destination in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15,731 | — |
| 2009 | 16,098 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 17,301 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 17,685 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 16,176 | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,914 | 15,731 | 16,098 | 2 |
| 2010s | 17,054 | 16,176 | 17,685 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students going abroad by level of education and destination in Ireland?
- Students going abroad by level of education and destination in Ireland was 16,176 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students going abroad by level of education and destination recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 17,685 in 2011.
- What is the lowest students going abroad by level of education and destination recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,731 in 2008.
- How does Ireland rank for students going abroad by level of education and destination?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2012.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students going abroad by level of education and destination (2005-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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