Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 12.03 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Ireland stood at 12.03. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Ireland peaked at 12.03 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.67, in 1970.
Ireland ranks 11th 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8 | — |
| 1965 | 8.37 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 7.67 | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 8.42 | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 9.26 | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 9.97 | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 10.12 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 10.39 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 10.66 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 11.54 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 12.03 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.18 | 8 | 8.37 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.04 | 7.67 | 8.42 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.62 | 9.26 | 9.97 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.25 | 10.12 | 10.39 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.1 | 10.66 | 11.54 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.03 | 12.03 | 12.03 | 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Ireland was 12.03 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.03 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.67 in 1970.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.