Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in Ireland
Ireland: Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex was 97.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Ireland, 1998–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Ireland is 97.2, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Ireland peaked at 100 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 70.4, in 2005.
Ireland ranks 16th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.1 | — |
| 1999 | 73.9 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 73.4 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 72.6 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 72.6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 72.5 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 71.3 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 70.4 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 70.9 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 71.6 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 72.2 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 73.6 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 100 | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 98.6 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 99.1 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.8 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 99.7 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.7 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 98.8 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 100 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.9 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 96 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.2 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 97.2 | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 97.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.45, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 97.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.55, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +35.9% | 73.6 | 100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.5 | 73.9 | 75.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.11 | 70.4 | 73.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.37 | 97.7 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.26 | 95.9 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More population data for Ireland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1157 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,725 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5372 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.455 (2100)
- Population density 76.73 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 217,052 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Ireland?
- Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Ireland was 97.2 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2010.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4 in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Ireland ranks 16th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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