Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female was 7.67 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female 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 55-59, female in Ireland stood at 7.67. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in Ireland peaked at 7.67 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.98, in 1970.
Ireland ranks 9th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 55-59, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.43 | — |
| 1965 | 6.57 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 4.98 | -24.2% |
| 1975 | 5.14 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 5.2 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 5.35 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 5.38 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 5.36 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.33 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.72 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 7.67 | +34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5 | 6.43 | 6.57 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.06 | 4.98 | 5.14 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.28 | 5.2 | 5.35 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.37 | 5.36 | 5.38 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.53 | 5.33 | 5.72 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.67 | 7.67 | 7.67 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female in Ireland was 7.67 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 55-59, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.67 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.98 in 1970.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. 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 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 55-59, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 55-59.