Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female was 7.92 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Ireland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Ireland is 7.92, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Ireland peaked at 7.92 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5.74, in 1995.
Ireland ranks 1st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.05 | — |
| 1965 | 7.34 | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 7.7 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 7.68 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 7.89 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 7.92 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 5.92 | -25.3% |
| 1995 | 5.74 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 5.75 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.95 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 7.92 | +33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2 | 7.05 | 7.34 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.69 | 7.68 | 7.7 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.9 | 7.89 | 7.92 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.83 | 5.74 | 5.92 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.85 | 5.75 | 5.95 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.92 | 7.92 | 7.92 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Ireland was 7.92 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.92 in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.74 in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female?
- Ireland ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 15-19.