Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female was 12.31 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, 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 total schooling, age 25+, female in Ireland stood at 12.31. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Ireland peaked at 12.31 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.04, in 1970.
Ireland ranks 8th 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 25+, female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.94 | — |
| 1965 | 8.25 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 7.04 | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 7.64 | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 8.38 | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 9.26 | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 9.75 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 10.41 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 10.89 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 11.89 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 12.31 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.1 | 7.94 | 8.25 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.34 | 7.04 | 7.64 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.82 | 8.38 | 9.26 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.08 | 9.75 | 10.41 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.39 | 10.89 | 11.89 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.31 | 12.31 | 12.31 | 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 total schooling, age 25+, female in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Ireland was 12.31 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 25+, female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.31 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.04 in 1970.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female?
- Ireland ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 25.