Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary in Ireland

Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary was 11.9% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
11.9%
World rank
10th
of 144 countries
All-time high
11.9%
in 2010
All-time low
1.9%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary in Ireland, 1960–2010

2.557.51012.51960198520101960: 2.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 2.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 1.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 2.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 3.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 5.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 7.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 6.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 9.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 11.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 11.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 85.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary in Ireland peaked at 11.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1970.

That places Ireland 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Ireland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 2.2%
1965 2.4% +8.1%
1970 1.9% -20.8%
1975 2.6% +39.5%
1980 3.4% +28.3%
1985 5.6% +64.1%
1990 7.7% +38.2%
1995 7.0% -8.8%
2000 6.4% -8.7%
2005 9.8% +53.3%
2010 11.9% +21.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.3% 2.2% 2.4% 2
1970s 2.3% 1.9% 2.6% 2
1980s 4.5% 3.4% 5.6% 2
1990s 7.4% 7.0% 7.7% 2
2000s 8.1% 6.4% 9.8% 2
2010s 11.9% 11.9% 11.9% 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 7 New Zealand 18.7% compare
  2. 8 Ukraine 17.6% compare
  3. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.4% compare
  4. 11 Sweden 11.2% compare
  5. 12 Denmark 10.9% compare
  6. 13 Philippines 10.8% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary in Ireland?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary in Ireland was 11.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1970.
How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary?
Ireland ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 female population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 75+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)