Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Ireland

Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary was 8.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
8.0%
World rank
86th
of 144 countries
All-time high
42.5%
in 1970
All-time low
8.0%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Ireland, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 38.51965: 41.71970: 42.51975: 35.11980: 35.21985: 271990: 28.31995: 20.62000: 13.82005: 8.42010: 8

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Ireland is 8.0%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Ireland peaked at 42.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2010.

Ireland ranks 86th 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 45-49 with primary in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Ireland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 38.5%
1965 41.7% +8.4%
1970 42.5% +2.0%
1975 35.1% -17.5%
1980 35.2% +0.2%
1985 27.0% -23.3%
1990 28.3% +4.9%
1995 20.6% -27.2%
2000 13.8% -33.0%
2005 8.4% -38.9%
2010 8.0% -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 40.1% 38.5% 41.7% 2
1970s 38.8% 35.1% 42.5% 2
1980s 31.1% 27.0% 35.2% 2
1990s 24.4% 20.6% 28.3% 2
2000s 11.1% 8.4% 13.8% 2
2010s 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 83 Sierra Leone 8.2% compare
  2. 84 Mozambique 8.2% compare
  3. 85 United Arab Emirates 8.2% compare
  4. 87 Botswana 7.9% compare
  5. 88 Jamaica 7.7% compare
  6. 89 Malawi 7.6% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Ireland?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Ireland was 8.0% 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 45-49 with primary recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2010.
How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
Ireland ranks 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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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Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Completed Primary