Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Ireland

Ireland: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 63,205 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
63,205 number
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
105th
of 196 countries
All-time high
76,407 number
in 1986
All-time low
36,100 number
in 2015
Years of data
34
1971–2018

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Ireland, 1971–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1971199420181971: 67.5k number1972: 68.8k number1973: 69.3k number1974: 69.6k number1975: 67.4k number1976: 69.6k number1977: 72.5k number1978: 72.5k number1979: 71.5k number1980: 70.6k number1981: 71.0k number1982: 72.3k number1983: 73.3k number1984: 75.2k number1985: 76.0k number1986: 76.4k number1987: 75.0k number1988: 73.1k number1989: 70.1k number1990: 67.3k number1991: 66.0k number1992: 64.9k number1993: 63.7k number1994: 60.9k number1995: 59.0k number1996: 60.1k number1997: 59.4k number2012: 36.9k number2013: 39.8k number2014: 39.8k number2015: 36.1k number2016: 42.2k number2017: 57.9k number2018: 63.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Ireland is 63,205 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Ireland peaked at 76,407 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 36,100 number, in 2015.

That places Ireland 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 69,867 number 67,411 number 72,535 number 9
1980s 73,305 number 70,122 number 76,407 number 10
1990s 62,663 number 58,970 number 67,297 number 8
2010s 45,120 number 36,100 number 63,205 number 7

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 102 Moldova 69,214 number compare
  2. 103 Jordan 68,913 number compare
  3. 104 Mali 65,568 number compare
  4. 106 Gambia 61,164 number compare
  5. 107 Sierra Leone 60,416 number compare
  6. 108 Croatia 59,289 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Ireland?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Ireland was 63,205 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 76,407 number in 1986.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 36,100 number in 2015.
How does Ireland rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Ireland ranks 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.