Population of compulsory school age, male in Ireland

Ireland: Population of compulsory school age, male was 352,884 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
352,884 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
109th
of 186 countries
All-time high
352,884 number
in 2019
All-time low
234,675 number
in 1999
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820191998: 241.1k number1999: 234.7k number2000: 295.2k number2001: 289.9k number2002: 286.1k number2003: 284.3k number2004: 283.9k number2005: 285.3k number2006: 288.5k number2007: 291.5k number2008: 297.2k number2009: 302.6k number2010: 306.8k number2011: 311.0k number2012: 317.4k number2013: 320.7k number2014: 326.1k number2015: 331.5k number2016: 337.6k number2017: 344.1k number2018: 348.3k number2019: 352.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 352,884 number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Ireland peaked at 352,884 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 234,675 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 237,884 number 234,675 number 241,093 number 2
2000s 290,429 number 283,855 number 302,552 number 10
2010s 329,638 number 306,773 number 352,884 number 10

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 106 Bulgaria 400,376 number compare
  2. 107 Eritrea, The State of 399,556 number compare
  3. 108 Liberia 393,829 number compare
  4. 110 Uruguay 340,326 number compare
  5. 111 Puerto Rico 336,904 number compare
  6. 112 Denmark 335,261 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Ireland

All data for Ireland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Ireland?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Ireland was 352,884 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 352,884 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 234,675 number in 1999.
How does Ireland rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Ireland ranks 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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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