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
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Ireland, 1960–2010
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for Ireland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,493 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102,720 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.21 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 247,231 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.9368 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,618 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,544 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 134,541 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1981 % change on previous year (2022)
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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Average years of total schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of education completed among people age 45-49.