Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 4.92 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Singapore, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 4.92 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Singapore peaked at 4.92 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.98, in 1960.
That places Singapore 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.98 | — |
| 1965 | 2.31 | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 2.6 | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 2.69 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 2.73 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 3.68 | +34.8% |
| 1990 | 4.31 | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 4.49 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 4.54 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.88 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 4.92 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.15 | 1.98 | 2.31 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.65 | 2.6 | 2.69 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.21 | 2.73 | 3.68 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.4 | 4.31 | 4.49 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.71 | 4.54 | 4.88 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.92 | 4.92 | 4.92 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,402 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,237 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 98,241 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 96,168 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Singapore was 4.92 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 4.92 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Singapore ranks 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.