Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total was 7.92 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ireland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ireland stood at 7.92. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ireland peaked at 7.92 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.39, 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, total in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.83 | — |
| 1965 | 7.12 | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 7.33 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 7.29 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 7.84 | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 7.91 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 5.88 | -25.7% |
| 1995 | 5.39 | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 5.56 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 5.95 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 7.92 | +33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.97 | 6.83 | 7.12 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.31 | 7.29 | 7.33 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.88 | 7.84 | 7.91 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.63 | 5.39 | 5.88 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.75 | 5.56 | 5.95 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.92 | 7.92 | 7.92 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 233,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,493 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102,720 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.21 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total 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, total recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.92 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Ireland ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 15-19.