Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 40.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Ireland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 40.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Ireland peaked at 53.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 1960.
That places Ireland 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.3% | — |
| 1965 | 35.5% | +17.2% |
| 1970 | 38.0% | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 45.0% | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 53.2% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 51.5% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 50.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.9% | 30.3% | 35.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 41.5% | 38.0% | 45.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.2% | 51.3% | 53.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 50.9% | 51.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 50.8% | 50.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 40.8% | 40.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 secondary in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Ireland was 40.8% 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 secondary recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1960.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Ireland ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)