Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. was 11.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 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 11.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Ireland peaked at 68.0% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2005.
That places Ireland 97th 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 45-49 with primary schooling. in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.4% | — |
| 1965 | 68.0% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 66.4% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 55.8% | -16.0% |
| 1980 | 54.7% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 42.0% | -23.2% |
| 1990 | 43.3% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 30.0% | -30.6% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | -36.7% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -39.0% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.7% | 67.4% | 68.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 61.1% | 55.8% | 66.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 48.4% | 42.0% | 54.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 30.0% | 43.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 11.6% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 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 45-49 with primary schooling. in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Ireland was 11.7% 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 45-49 with primary schooling. recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2005.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling.?
- Ireland ranks 97th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)