Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Ireland
Ireland: Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding was 24.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Ireland, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Ireland stood at 24.7%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Ireland peaked at 29.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 13th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 29.5% | — |
| 2014 | 28.6% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.7% | 24.9% | 29.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.5% | 25.9% | 5 |
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1157 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 217,052 people (2100)
- Population density 76.73 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5372 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Ireland?
- Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in Ireland was 24.7% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding?
- Ireland ranks 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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