Population of compulsory school age, female in Ireland

Ireland: Population of compulsory school age, female was 336,584 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
336,584 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
109th
of 186 countries
All-time high
336,584 number
in 2019
All-time low
223,582 number
in 1999
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Ireland, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200820191998: 228.6k number1999: 223.6k number2000: 280.7k number2001: 275.8k number2002: 271.8k number2003: 269.9k number2004: 269.0k number2005: 269.3k number2006: 272.8k number2007: 277.4k number2008: 283.0k number2009: 287.8k number2010: 291.8k number2011: 295.3k number2012: 301.6k number2013: 305.9k number2014: 311.1k number2015: 317.0k number2016: 322.4k number2017: 328.9k number2018: 333.5k number2019: 336.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Ireland is 336,584 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Ireland peaked at 336,584 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 223,582 number, in 1999.

Ireland ranks 109th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 226,108 number 223,582 number 228,633 number 2
2000s 275,757 number 268,970 number 287,843 number 10
2010s 314,418 number 291,781 number 336,584 number 10

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 106 Eritrea 382,985 number compare
  2. 107 Liberia 379,089 number compare
  3. 108 Bulgaria 378,417 number compare
  4. 110 Uruguay 325,845 number compare
  5. 111 Denmark 317,835 number compare
  6. 112 Mongolia 315,762 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Ireland?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Ireland was 336,584 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 336,584 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 223,582 number in 1999.
How does Ireland rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Ireland ranks 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.