How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs New Zealand: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Ireland

33,251 number

in 2019

New Zealand

33,481 number

in 2020

Ireland rank

123rd

New Zealand rank

122nd

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Ireland
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 33,481 number against 33,251 number in Ireland, a difference of 230 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Ireland ranks 123rd and New Zealand ranks 122nd of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	30,833 number	31,560 number	726.9 number	New Zealand
1980s	34,905 number	29,169 number	5,736 number	Ireland
1990s	35,326 number	27,345 number	7,982 number	Ireland
2000s	29,221 number	31,274 number	2,053 number	New Zealand
2010s	31,594 number	30,874 number	720.6 number	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Ireland or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 33,481 number against 33,251 number in Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Ireland and New Zealand?: 230 number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Ireland ranks 123rd and New Zealand ranks 122nd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.