Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. was 12.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Ireland is 12.0%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Ireland peaked at 72.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2010.
That places Ireland 96th 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.5% | — |
| 1965 | 67.4% | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 65.9% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 64.8% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 54.4% | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 55.0% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | -21.7% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -42.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.0% | 67.4% | 72.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 65.3% | 64.8% | 65.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 54.7% | 54.4% | 55.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 40.3% | 43.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 20.9% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Ireland was 12.0% 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 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling.?
- Ireland ranks 96th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)