Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total was 11.91 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Ireland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 11.91 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in 2010.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Ireland peaked at 13 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.46, in 1960.
That places Ireland 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.46 | — |
| 1965 | 9.78 | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 10.02 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 11.05 | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 12.31 | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 12.34 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 13 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 11.7 | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 11.25 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 11.76 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 11.91 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.62 | 9.46 | 9.78 | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.54 | 10.02 | 11.05 | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.32 | 12.31 | 12.34 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.35 | 11.7 | 13 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.5 | 11.25 | 11.76 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.91 | 11.91 | 11.91 | 1 |
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More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,411 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0519 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 278,462 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0534 units per person (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Ireland was 11.91 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 20-24, total recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.46 in 1960.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Ireland ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.