Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total was 14.24 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 30-34, 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 total schooling, age 30-34, total in Singapore stood at 14.24. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total in Singapore peaked at 14.24 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 1960.
Singapore ranks 2nd of 144 countries on this measure, 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 30-34, total in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.8 | — |
| 1965 | 3.85 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 5.47 | +42.1% |
| 1975 | 5.25 | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 5 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 6.28 | +25.6% |
| 1990 | 8.19 | +30.4% |
| 1995 | 9.3 | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 11.77 | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 12.29 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 14.24 | +15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.83 | 3.8 | 3.85 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.36 | 5.25 | 5.47 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.64 | 5 | 6.28 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.75 | 8.19 | 9.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.03 | 11.77 | 12.29 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.24 | 14.24 | 14.24 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 South Korea 14.57 compare
- 3 Switzerland 14.03 compare
- 4 United States 13.67 compare
- 5 Hong Kong 13.61 compare
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 total schooling, age 30-34, total in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total in Singapore was 14.24 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 30-34, total recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 14.24 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total?
- Singapore ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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 total schooling, age 30-34, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 30-34, total is the average years of education completed among people age 30-34.