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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
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 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Singapore peaked at 54.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2010.
Singapore ranks 127th 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 | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.1% | — |
| 1965 | 23.3% | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 28.8% | +23.4% |
| 1975 | 33.9% | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 38.6% | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 43.6% | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 54.0% | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | -40.0% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -88.2% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +542.1% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -93.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 18% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.4%, 15% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.2% | 21.1% | 23.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 31.4% | 28.8% | 33.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.1% | 38.6% | 43.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 32.4% | 54.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 3.8% | 24.5% | 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 54.0% 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 127th 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 56.8%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)