School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ireland
Ireland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 19.26 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ireland, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ireland is 19.26 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ireland peaked at 19.26 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.04 years, in 1971.
Ireland ranks 3rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ireland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.04 years | — |
| 1972 | 11.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 11.23 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 11.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 11.88 years | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 11.88 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 11.85 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 11.75 years | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 11.63 years | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 11.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 11.79 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 11.9 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 11.77 years | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 11.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 12.01 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 12.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 12.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 12.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 12.19 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 12.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 12.39 years | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 12.96 years | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 13.15 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 13.15 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 13.09 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 13.25 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 15.8 years | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 15.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 15.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 16.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.24 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 16.38 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 17.05 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 17 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 16.81 years | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 16.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.13 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 16.9 years | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 17.35 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 17.93 years | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 17.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.96 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 18.6 years | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 18.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.62 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 19.26 years | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.5 years | 11.04 years | 11.88 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 11.91 years | 11.63 years | 12.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.41 years | 12.19 years | 15.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.64 years | 15.94 years | 17.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3 years | 17.35 years | 19.26 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More gender data for Ireland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9809 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 28,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 28,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,454 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ireland?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Ireland was 19.26 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.26 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.04 years in 1971.
- How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.