Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 62.4% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 62.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010.
That represents a change of up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Ireland peaked at 68.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 1960.
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 rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.7% | — |
| 1965 | 52.4% | +22.7% |
| 1970 | 60.6% | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 59.2% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 68.5% | +15.8% |
| 1985 | 66.4% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 63.8% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 45.5% | -28.7% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | +28.9% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.5% | 42.7% | 52.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 59.9% | 59.2% | 60.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 67.5% | 66.4% | 68.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 45.5% | 63.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 58.7% | 60.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 62.4% | 62.4% | 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 20-24 with secondary in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Ireland was 62.4% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 1960.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Ireland ranks 67th 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 6.4%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)