Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total was 13.54 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total in Singapore, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 13.54 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total in Singapore peaked at 13.54 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 1960.
That places Singapore 6th 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 35-39, total in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.1 | — |
| 1965 | 3.79 | +22.3% |
| 1970 | 3.85 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 4.37 | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 4.94 | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 5.36 | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 6.7 | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 8.8 | +31.3% |
| 2000 | 10.71 | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 10.57 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 13.54 | +28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.45 | 3.1 | 3.79 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.11 | 3.85 | 4.37 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.15 | 4.94 | 5.36 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.75 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.64 | 10.57 | 10.71 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.54 | 13.54 | 13.54 | 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 total schooling, age 35-39, total in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total in Singapore was 13.54 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 35-39, total recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 13.54 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total?
- Singapore ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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 35-39, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 35-39, total is the average years of education completed among people age 35-39.