Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 53.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Ireland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 53.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Ireland peaked at 53.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 1960.
That places Ireland 45th 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 population age 20-24 with secondary in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.1% | — |
| 1965 | 28.3% | +22.4% |
| 1970 | 30.8% | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 30.4% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 36.4% | +19.7% |
| 1985 | 36.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 37.7% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 29.6% | -21.4% |
| 2000 | 42.4% | +43.1% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.7% | 23.1% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 30.6% | 30.4% | 30.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 29.6% | 37.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 42.4% | 47.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 53.9% | 53.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 42 Kazakhstan 54.6% compare
- 43 Hong Kong, China 54.3% compare
- 44 Cyprus 54.0% compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 51.4% compare
- 47 United Arab Emirates 50.4% compare
- 48 Bahrain 49.9% compare
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 20-24 with secondary in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Ireland was 53.9% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 1960.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Ireland ranks 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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 population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary