Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Ireland

Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total was 13.17 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
13.17
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
13.17
in 2010
All-time low
6.95
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Ireland, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 81965: 8.21970: 71975: 7.81980: 81985: 9.11990: 9.21995: 10.12000: 11.72005: 12.62010: 13.2

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Ireland is 13.17, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Ireland peaked at 13.17 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.95, in 1970.

Ireland ranks 6th 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 45-49, total in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Ireland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 8.02
1965 8.15 +1.6%
1970 6.95 -14.7%
1975 7.79 +12.1%
1980 7.97 +2.3%
1985 9.07 +13.8%
1990 9.16 +1.0%
1995 10.06 +9.8%
2000 11.66 +15.9%
2005 12.62 +8.2%
2010 13.17 +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.09 8.02 8.15 2
1970s 7.37 6.95 7.79 2
1980s 8.52 7.97 9.07 2
1990s 9.61 9.16 10.06 2
2000s 12.14 11.66 12.62 2
2010s 13.17 13.17 13.17 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 3 Czechia 13.36 compare
  2. 4 Slovakia 13.3 compare
  3. 5 Germany 13.21 compare
  4. 7 Israel 13.15 compare
  5. 8 Denmark 13.08 compare
  6. 9 Estonia 13.01 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Ireland?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Ireland was 13.17 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 45-49, total recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 13.17 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 6.95 in 1970.
How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total?
Ireland ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total 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 45-49, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of total schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of education completed among people age 45-49.