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
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for Singapore
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 79,921 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,825 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,560 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.06 % change on previous year (2023)
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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Average years of total schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of education completed among people age 45-49.