Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 17.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Ireland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Ireland is 17.4%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Ireland peaked at 64.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2005.
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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.8% | — |
| 1965 | 61.1% | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 56.5% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 48.3% | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 41.0% | -15.1% |
| 1985 | 34.4% | -16.0% |
| 1990 | 31.7% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.9% | 61.1% | 64.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 52.4% | 48.3% | 56.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 34.4% | 41.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.0% | 24.3% | 31.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 17.2% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Ireland was 17.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Ireland ranks 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)