Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female was 13.96 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, 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 total schooling, age 20-24, female in Singapore is 13.96, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Singapore peaked at 13.96 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.2, in 1960.
That places Singapore 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.2 | — |
| 1965 | 4.21 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 6.58 | +56.3% |
| 1975 | 5.53 | -16.0% |
| 1980 | 8.2 | +48.3% |
| 1985 | 8.18 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 8.58 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 12.32 | +43.6% |
| 2000 | 12.36 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 12.03 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 13.96 | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.21 | 4.2 | 4.21 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.05 | 5.53 | 6.58 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.19 | 8.18 | 8.2 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.45 | 8.58 | 12.32 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.2 | 12.03 | 12.36 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.96 | 13.96 | 13.96 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 Iceland 14.43 compare
- 2 Hong Kong, China 14.34 compare
- 3 Republic of Korea 14.16 compare
- 5 Cuba 13.82 compare
- 6 United States of America 13.58 compare
- 7 Cyprus 13.18 compare
More education data for Singapore
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,601 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Singapore was 13.96 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 13.96 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Singapore ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 total schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of education completed among females age 20-24.