Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Ireland
Ireland: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total was 268 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Ireland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 268 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in 2010.
That represents a change of down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Ireland peaked at 338 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 235, in 1960.
Ireland ranks 116th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 235 | — |
| 1965 | 259 | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 258 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 292 | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 321 | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 329 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 333 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 338 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 333 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 291 | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 268 | -7.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 268 is below the median for high income countries, which is 401, 67% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 268 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 565, 47% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 247 | 235 | 259 | 2 |
| 1970s | 275 | 258 | 292 | 2 |
| 1980s | 325 | 321 | 329 | 2 |
| 1990s | 335.5 | 333 | 338 | 2 |
| 2000s | 312 | 291 | 333 | 2 |
| 2010s | 268 | 268 | 268 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.47 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Ireland?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Ireland was 268 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 338 in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 235 in 1960.
- How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total?
- Ireland ranks 116th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15-19, total is the total population of 15-19 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.