Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total was 5.59 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Singapore, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Singapore stood at 5.59. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Singapore peaked at 5.59 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.17, in 1960.
That places Singapore 56th 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 40-44, total in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.17 | — |
| 1965 | 2.19 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 2.71 | +23.7% |
| 1975 | 2.51 | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 2.28 | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 3.74 | +64.0% |
| 1990 | 4.61 | +23.3% |
| 1995 | 4.83 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 5.08 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 5.5 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 5.59 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.18 | 2.17 | 2.19 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.61 | 2.51 | 2.71 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.01 | 2.28 | 3.74 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.72 | 4.61 | 4.83 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.29 | 5.08 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.59 | 5.59 | 5.59 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 116,089 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0196 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 122,727 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0207 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.917 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total in Singapore was 5.59 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 40-44, total recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 5.59 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Singapore ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 40-44.