Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Ireland

Ireland: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 699 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
699 number
Change on year
up 870.8%
World rank
107th
of 133 countries
All-time high
2,426 number
in 2015
All-time low
72 number
in 2017
Years of data
8
2011–2018

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Ireland, 2011–2018

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2011201420182011: 109 number2012: 1.5k number2013: 1.1k number2014: 1.8k number2015: 2.4k number2016: 1.5k number2017: 72 number2018: 699 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 699 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2018.

That represents a change of up 870.8% on the previous year and up 541.3% over ten years.

Ireland ranks 107th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Ireland, 2011 to 2018.
Year number Change
2011 109 number
2012 1,542 number +1314.7%
2013 1,104 number -28.4%
2014 1,752 number +58.7%
2015 2,426 number +38.5%
2016 1,465 number -39.6%
2017 72 number -95.1%
2018 699 number +870.8%

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 104 United Arab Emirates 793 number compare
  2. 105 Macau, China 741 number compare
  3. 106 Guyana 714 number
  4. 108 Barbados 577 number
  5. 109 Maldives 517 number compare
  6. 110 Israel 466 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Ireland?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Ireland was 699 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 2,426 number in 2015.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 72 number in 2017.
How does Ireland rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Ireland ranks 107th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 541.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/