Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Ireland

Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total was 7.63 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
7.63
World rank
10th
of 144 countries
All-time high
7.63
in 2010
All-time low
5
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Ireland, 1960–2010

024681960198520101960: 6.41965: 6.61970: 51975: 5.21980: 5.21985: 5.31990: 5.41995: 5.42000: 5.42005: 5.72010: 7.6

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, total in Ireland stood at 7.63. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Ireland peaked at 7.63 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1970.

Ireland ranks 10th 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, total in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Ireland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 6.42
1965 6.61 +3.0%
1970 5 -24.4%
1975 5.15 +3.0%
1980 5.22 +1.4%
1985 5.35 +2.5%
1990 5.38 +0.6%
1995 5.39 +0.2%
2000 5.43 +0.7%
2005 5.69 +4.8%
2010 7.63 +34.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.52 6.42 6.61 2
1970s 5.08 5 5.15 2
1980s 5.29 5.22 5.35 2
1990s 5.38 5.38 5.39 2
2000s 5.56 5.43 5.69 2
2010s 7.63 7.63 7.63 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 7 Bulgaria 7.88 compare
  2. 8 Serbia 7.87 compare
  3. 9 Romania 7.64 compare
  4. 11 New Zealand 7.61 compare
  5. 12 Sri Lanka 7.13 compare
  6. 13 Fiji 7.02 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Ireland?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Ireland was 7.63 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, total recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 7.63 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1970.
How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total?
Ireland ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
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144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 55-59, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 55-59.