Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female was 5.09 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Singapore, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Singapore is 5.09, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Singapore peaked at 5.09 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.44, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 30th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.47 | — |
| 1965 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.67 | +42.6% |
| 1975 | 0.56 | -16.4% |
| 1980 | 0.44 | -21.4% |
| 1985 | 1.04 | +136.4% |
| 1990 | 1.4 | +34.6% |
| 1995 | 2.5 | +78.6% |
| 2000 | 3.93 | +57.2% |
| 2005 | 4 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.09 | +27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.615 | 0.56 | 0.67 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.74 | 0.44 | 1.04 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.95 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.96 | 3.93 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.09 | 5.09 | 5.09 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 336 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,429 (1989)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,429 (1989)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female in Singapore was 5.09 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 5.09 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female?
- Singapore ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling, age 40-44, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 40-44, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 40-44.