Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary was 26.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Ireland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 26.3% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Ireland peaked at 69.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2010.
That places Ireland 67th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 55-59 with primary in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.0% | — |
| 1965 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 69.8% | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 60.8% | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 59.4% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 50.2% | -15.5% |
| 1990 | 50.7% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 38.2% | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.5% | 66.0% | 67.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 65.3% | 60.8% | 69.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 54.8% | 50.2% | 59.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 38.2% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 30.5% | 33.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 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 55-59 with primary in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Ireland was 26.3% 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 55-59 with primary recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
- Ireland ranks 67th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)