Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Ireland

Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary was 15.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
15.0%
World rank
56th
of 144 countries
All-time high
19.3%
in 2005
All-time low
5.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Ireland, 1960–2010

51015201960198520101960: 5.21965: 5.71970: 5.31975: 8.21980: 8.41985: 121990: 11.11995: 14.72000: 16.82005: 19.32010: 15

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Ireland is 15.0%, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Ireland peaked at 19.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1960.

Ireland ranks 56th 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 65-69 with secondary in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Ireland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 5.2%
1965 5.7% +8.2%
1970 5.3% -6.5%
1975 8.2% +54.2%
1980 8.4% +2.7%
1985 12.0% +42.9%
1990 11.1% -7.8%
1995 14.7% +33.1%
2000 16.8% +14.1%
2005 19.3% +14.9%
2010 15.0% -22.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.5% 5.2% 5.7% 2
1970s 6.7% 5.3% 8.2% 2
1980s 10.2% 8.4% 12.0% 2
1990s 12.9% 11.1% 14.7% 2
2000s 18.0% 16.8% 19.3% 2
2010s 15.0% 15.0% 15.0% 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 53 Qatar 16.1% compare
  2. 54 Italy 15.8% compare
  3. 55 Trinidad and Tobago 15.3% compare
  4. 57 Mauritius 14.8% compare
  5. 58 Greece 14.4% compare
  6. 59 Jamaica 14.1% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More reference data data for Ireland

All data for Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Ireland?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Ireland was 15.0% 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 65-69 with secondary recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1960.
How does Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary?
Ireland ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Ireland. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-65-69-with-secondary-schooling-completed-secondary/ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-population-age-65-69-with-secondary-schooling-completed-secondary/ireland/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary