Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total was 5.93 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Ireland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 5.93 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Ireland peaked at 7.91 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.32, in 1970.
Ireland ranks 33rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.92 | — |
| 1965 | 7.01 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 5.32 | -24.1% |
| 1975 | 5.49 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 5.55 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 5.68 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 7.6 | +33.8% |
| 1995 | 7.71 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 7.69 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 7.91 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 5.93 | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.96 | 6.92 | 7.01 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.41 | 5.32 | 5.49 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.62 | 5.55 | 5.68 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.65 | 7.6 | 7.71 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.8 | 7.69 | 7.91 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.93 | 5.93 | 5.93 | 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 35-39, total in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Ireland was 5.93 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 35-39, total recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.91 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.32 in 1970.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total?
- Ireland ranks 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 35-39, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 35-39, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 35-39.