Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 1.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Singapore, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 1.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Singapore peaked at 37.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2010.
Singapore ranks 125th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.5% | — |
| 1965 | 11.2% | +18.1% |
| 1970 | 15.0% | +34.0% |
| 1975 | 18.9% | +26.0% |
| 1980 | 23.2% | +22.6% |
| 1985 | 28.2% | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 37.3% | +32.0% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | -37.0% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -87.6% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +576.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -92.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 9.5% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 17.0% | 15.0% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.7% | 23.2% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 23.5% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 2.9% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Singapore was 1.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2010.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Singapore ranks 125th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary