Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 13.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Ireland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Ireland stood at 13.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Ireland peaked at 39.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2005.
Ireland ranks 73rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.2% | — |
| 1965 | 38.1% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 37.5% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 32.3% | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 27.3% | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 23.9% | -12.3% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.7% | 38.1% | 39.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 34.9% | 32.3% | 37.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 23.9% | 27.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 18.2% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.9% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 70 Belize 14.2% compare
- 71 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.0% compare
- 72 Mozambique 13.4% compare
- 74 Saudi Arabia 12.5% compare
- 75 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.4% compare
- 76 Uganda 12.1% compare
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Ireland was 13.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Ireland ranks 73rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary