Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total in Ireland

Ireland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total was 13.2 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
13.2
World rank
5th
of 144 countries
All-time high
13.2
in 2010
All-time low
6.93
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total in Ireland, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 7.71965: 8.11970: 6.91975: 7.11980: 81985: 8.11990: 9.21995: 9.22000: 9.92005: 122010: 13.2

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 13.2 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 33.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total in Ireland peaked at 13.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.93, in 1970.

Ireland ranks 5th 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 50-54, total in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total in Ireland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 7.68
1965 8.12 +5.7%
1970 6.93 -14.7%
1975 7.09 +2.3%
1980 7.95 +12.1%
1985 8.08 +1.6%
1990 9.15 +13.2%
1995 9.25 +1.1%
2000 9.88 +6.8%
2005 11.96 +21.1%
2010 13.2 +10.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.9 7.68 8.12 2
1970s 7.01 6.93 7.09 2
1980s 8.02 7.95 8.08 2
1990s 9.2 9.15 9.25 2
2000s 10.92 9.88 11.96 2
2010s 13.2 13.2 13.2 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 2 Switzerland 13.41 compare
  2. 3 Czechia 13.37 compare
  3. 4 Slovakia 13.31 compare
  4. 5 Germany 13.2 compare
  5. 7 Israel 13.14 compare
  6. 8 Denmark 13.08 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 50-54, total in Ireland?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total in Ireland was 13.2 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 50-54, total recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 13.2 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 6.93 in 1970.
How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total?
Ireland ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 50-54, total rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 50-54, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 50-54, 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, 50-54, total is the average years of education completed among people age 50-54.