Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 18.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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
Ireland recorded 18.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Ireland peaked at 67.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2010.
That places Ireland 88th 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.4% | — |
| 1965 | 64.6% | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 64.0% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 56.7% | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 49.7% | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 42.8% | -13.9% |
| 1990 | 39.4% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | -24.0% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.0% | 64.6% | 67.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 60.3% | 56.7% | 64.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.2% | 42.8% | 49.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 29.9% | 39.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 19.1% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Ireland was 18.1% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Ireland ranks 88th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)