Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Singapore

Singapore: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total was 11 in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
11
World rank
46th
of 144 countries
All-time high
11
in 2010
All-time low
1.98
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Singapore, 1960–2010

246810121960198520101960: 21965: 3.11970: 3.11975: 31980: 31985: 3.51990: 51995: 6.62000: 92005: 8.22010: 11

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Singapore stood at 11. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Singapore peaked at 11 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.98, in 1960.

Singapore ranks 46th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Singapore, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 1.98
1965 3.08 +55.6%
1970 3.12 +1.3%
1975 2.96 -5.1%
1980 3.04 +2.7%
1985 3.53 +16.1%
1990 5.05 +43.1%
1995 6.61 +30.9%
2000 8.97 +35.7%
2005 8.23 -8.2%
2010 11 +33.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.53 1.98 3.08 2
1970s 3.04 2.96 3.12 2
1980s 3.29 3.04 3.53 2
1990s 5.83 5.05 6.61 2
2000s 8.6 8.23 8.97 2
2010s 11 11 11 1

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 44 Cuba 11.05 compare
  2. 45 Luxembourg 11.03 compare
  3. 47 Albania 10.86 compare
  4. 48 Tonga 10.68 compare
  5. 49 Italy 10.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Singapore?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Singapore was 11 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 45-49, total recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 11 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 1.98 in 1960.
How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total?
Singapore ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 total schooling, age 45-49, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, 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 total schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of education completed among people age 45-49.