Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Ireland

Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education was 1.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
1.2%
World rank
119th
of 144 countries
All-time high
8.7%
in 2000
All-time low
1.2%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Ireland, 1960–2010

24681960198520101960: 8.21965: 6.71970: 6.21975: 5.11980: 4.71985: 41990: 3.71995: 7.22000: 8.72005: 1.32010: 1.2

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 1.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 85.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Ireland peaked at 8.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2010.

Ireland ranks 119th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Ireland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 8.2%
1965 6.7% -18.7%
1970 6.2% -6.9%
1975 5.1% -18.1%
1980 4.7% -8.4%
1985 4.0% -15.4%
1990 3.7% -7.1%
1995 7.2% +95.9%
2000 8.7% +21.0%
2005 1.3% -85.1%
2010 1.2% -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.5% 6.7% 8.2% 2
1970s 5.7% 5.1% 6.2% 2
1980s 4.3% 4.0% 4.7% 2
1990s 5.4% 3.7% 7.2% 2
2000s 5.0% 1.3% 8.7% 2
2010s 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 116 Norway 1.4% compare
  2. 117 Australia 1.4% compare
  3. 118 Tajikistan 1.3% compare
  4. 119 Cyprus 1.2% compare
  5. 121 Tonga 1.2% compare
  6. 122 Canada 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Ireland?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Ireland was 1.2% 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 65-69 with no education recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2010.
How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education?
Ireland ranks 119th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. 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 65-69 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education
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 population age 65-69 with no education