Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Singapore

Singapore: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total was 0.42 in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
0.42
World rank
7th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.42
in 2010
All-time low
0
in 1990
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Singapore, 1960–2010

00.10.20.30.41960198520101960: 0.011965: 0.051970: 0.021975: 0.041980: 0.021985: 0.031990: 01995: 0.12000: 0.042005: 0.012010: 0.42

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Singapore stood at 0.42. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 950.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Singapore peaked at 0.42 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.

Singapore ranks 7th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Singapore, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.01
1965 0.05 +400.0%
1970 0.02 -60.0%
1975 0.04 +100.0%
1980 0.02 -50.0%
1985 0.03 +50.0%
1990 0 -100.0%
1995 0.1
2000 0.04 -60.0%
2005 0.01 -75.0%
2010 0.42 +4100.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.03 0.01 0.05 2
1970s 0.03 0.02 0.04 2
1980s 0.025 0.02 0.03 2
1990s 0.05 0 0.1 2
2000s 0.025 0.01 0.04 2
2010s 0.42 0.42 0.42 1

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 4 Thailand 0.56 compare
  2. 5 Colombia 0.51 compare
  3. 6 South Korea 0.49 compare
  4. 8 Russia 0.41 compare
  5. 9 Slovakia 0.37 compare
  6. 10 Sri Lanka 0.35 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Singapore?
Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in Singapore was 0.42 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 0.42 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total?
Singapore ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 950.0%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total
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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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 15-19.