Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 6.6 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, 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 25+, total in Ireland stood at 6.6.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Ireland peaked at 6.73 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 5.13, in 1970.
That places Ireland 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.55 | — |
| 1965 | 6.73 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 5.13 | -23.8% |
| 1975 | 5.26 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 5.63 | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 5.98 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 6.22 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 6.4 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 6.35 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.66 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 6.6 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.64 | 6.55 | 6.73 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.2 | 5.13 | 5.26 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.8 | 5.63 | 5.98 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.31 | 6.22 | 6.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.5 | 6.35 | 6.66 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Ireland was 6.6 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 25+, total recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.73 in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.13 in 1970.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Ireland ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.