Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total was 2.67 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ireland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 2.67 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ireland peaked at 3.52 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 1960.
Ireland ranks 88th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.2 | — |
| 1965 | 1.56 | +30.0% |
| 1970 | 2.06 | +32.1% |
| 1975 | 2.59 | +25.7% |
| 1980 | 2.84 | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 3.27 | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 3.52 | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 3.07 | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 2.9 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 3.28 | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 2.67 | -18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 | 1.2 | 1.56 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.33 | 2.06 | 2.59 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.05 | 2.84 | 3.27 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.29 | 3.07 | 3.52 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.09 | 2.9 | 3.28 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.67 | 2.67 | 2.67 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,411 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ireland was 2.67 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 1960.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Ireland ranks 88th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 15-19.