Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary was 45.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Ireland is 45.8%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Ireland peaked at 59.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1960.
Ireland ranks 63rd of 144 countries on this measure, 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 45-49 with secondary in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.1% | — |
| 1965 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 26.6% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 35.5% | +33.4% |
| 1980 | 36.6% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 44.0% | +20.1% |
| 1990 | 40.8% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | -23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 31.0% | 26.6% | 35.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 40.3% | 36.6% | 44.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.8% | 40.8% | 48.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 55.0% | 59.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 60 Guyana 49.2% compare
- 61 Canada 48.9% compare
- 62 Luxembourg 47.1% compare
- 64 Trinidad and Tobago 45.0% compare
- 65 Iceland 44.6% compare
- 66 United Arab Emirates 43.8% 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 45-49 with secondary in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Ireland was 45.8% 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 secondary recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1960.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary?
- Ireland ranks 63rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)