Ireland - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Ireland was 773.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55,484.00 in 1986 and a minimum value of 10.00 in 2018.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 7,874.00
1972 10,756.00
1973 10,159.00
1974 14,556.00
1975 15,479.00
1976 15,122.00
1977 15,259.00
1978 15,914.00
1979 19,426.00
1980 24,905.00
1981 33,078.00
1982 42,066.00
1983 49,272.00
1986 55,484.00
1987 52,555.00
1988 48,446.00
1989 46,238.00
1990 44,373.00
1991 46,141.00
1992 49,210.00
1993 49,741.00
1994 48,256.00
1995 45,534.00
1996 40,646.00
1998 1,053.00
1999 441.00
2000 179.00
2001 795.00
2002 952.00
2003 83.00
2004 402.00
2005 1,139.00
2006 526.00
2007 806.00
2008 354.00
2009 128.00
2010 981.00
2011 621.00
2012 294.00
2013 376.00
2014 197.00
2015 263.00
2016 64.00
2017 159.00
2018 10.00
2019 773.00

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Ireland was 17.00 as of 2001. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,244.00 in 1986 and a minimum value of 17.00 in 2001.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 2,727.00
1972 4,454.00
1973 4,053.00
1974 6,157.00
1975 6,290.00
1976 6,581.00
1977 7,003.00
1978 6,957.00
1979 8,487.00
1980 10,909.00
1981 14,701.00
1982 19,388.00
1983 22,843.00
1986 25,244.00
1987 23,920.00
1988 21,911.00
1989 20,539.00
1990 19,475.00
1991 20,816.00
1992 22,651.00
1993 22,990.00
1994 22,229.00
1995 20,873.00
1996 18,450.00
1999 213.00
2001 17.00

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Ireland was 0.01 as of 2001. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 12.10 in 1986, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 2001.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 1.57
1972 2.52
1973 2.27
1974 3.41
1975 3.46
1976 3.61
1977 3.82
1978 3.74
1979 4.46
1980 5.59
1981 7.33
1982 9.47
1983 10.99
1986 12.10
1987 11.53
1988 10.64
1989 10.04
1990 9.59
1991 10.34
1992 11.40
1993 11.79
1994 11.70
1995 11.37
1996 10.45
1999 0.10
2001 0.01

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Ireland was 778.00 as of 2001. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30,240.00 in 1986 and a minimum value of 228.00 in 1999.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 5,147.00
1972 6,302.00
1973 6,106.00
1974 8,399.00
1975 9,189.00
1976 8,541.00
1977 8,256.00
1978 8,957.00
1979 10,939.00
1980 13,996.00
1981 18,377.00
1982 22,678.00
1983 26,429.00
1986 30,240.00
1987 28,635.00
1988 26,535.00
1989 25,699.00
1990 24,898.00
1991 25,325.00
1992 26,559.00
1993 26,751.00
1994 26,027.00
1995 24,661.00
1996 22,196.00
1999 228.00
2001 778.00

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Ireland was 0.35 as of 2001. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 13.76 in 1986, while its lowest value was 0.10 in 1999.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 2.84
1972 3.42
1973 3.26
1974 4.44
1975 4.82
1976 4.46
1977 4.28
1978 4.58
1979 5.47
1980 6.82
1981 8.73
1982 10.54
1983 12.10
1986 13.76
1987 13.10
1988 12.21
1989 11.91
1990 11.62
1991 11.92
1992 12.66
1993 13.00
1994 12.98
1995 12.71
1996 11.90
1999 0.10
2001 0.35

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Ireland was 0.14 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 12.95 in 1986, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2018.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 2.22
1972 2.98
1973 2.78
1974 3.94
1975 4.16
1976 4.05
1977 4.06
1978 4.17
1979 4.98
1980 6.22
1981 8.05
1982 10.02
1983 11.56
1986 12.95
1987 12.34
1988 11.45
1989 11.00
1990 10.63
1991 11.15
1992 12.05
1993 12.41
1994 12.36
1995 12.06
1996 11.19
1998 0.23
1999 0.10
2000 0.04
2001 0.18
2002 0.22
2003 0.02
2004 0.09
2005 0.26
2006 0.12
2007 0.18
2008 0.07
2009 0.03
2010 0.20
2011 0.13
2012 0.06
2013 0.07
2014 0.04
2015 0.05
2016 0.01
2017 0.03
2018 0.00
2019 0.14

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation