Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Ireland
Ireland: Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population was 16.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Ireland, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 16.5% for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Ireland peaked at 16.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2013.
That places Ireland 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.8% | — |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.8% | 16.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.8% | 16.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Ireland?
- Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Ireland was 16.5% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2013.
- How does Ireland rank for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population?
- Ireland ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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