Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Ireland

Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 8.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
8.4%
World rank
82nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
42.1%
in 1970
All-time low
8.4%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Ireland, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 41.61965: 40.61970: 42.11975: 41.91980: 34.91985: 36.21990: 28.11995: 27.12000: 21.72005: 15.42010: 8.4

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Ireland stood at 8.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 61.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Ireland peaked at 42.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2010.

Ireland ranks 82nd 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 50-54 with primary in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Ireland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 41.6%
1965 40.6% -2.5%
1970 42.1% +3.7%
1975 41.9% -0.6%
1980 34.9% -16.7%
1985 36.2% +3.8%
1990 28.1% -22.4%
1995 27.1% -3.5%
2000 21.7% -19.9%
2005 15.4% -29.2%
2010 8.4% -45.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 41.1% 40.6% 41.6% 2
1970s 42.0% 41.9% 42.1% 2
1980s 35.5% 34.9% 36.2% 2
1990s 27.6% 27.1% 28.1% 2
2000s 18.5% 15.4% 21.7% 2
2010s 8.4% 8.4% 8.4% 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 79 Uganda 8.7% compare
  2. 80 Rwanda 8.6% compare
  3. 81 France 8.4% compare
  4. 83 Cuba 8.2% compare
  5. 84 Malawi 7.6% compare
  6. 85 Netherlands 7.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Ireland?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Ireland was 8.4% 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 50-54 with primary recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2010.
How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
Ireland ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. 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 50-54 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 50-54 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary