Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 4.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Singapore, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 4.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Singapore peaked at 24.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2010.
That places Singapore 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.9% | — |
| 1965 | 7.3% | +24.3% |
| 1970 | 9.6% | +30.8% |
| 1975 | 13.3% | +39.4% |
| 1980 | 16.0% | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 20.3% | +26.4% |
| 1990 | 24.3% | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -36.8% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | -57.2% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +207.6% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -77.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 4.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.2%, 45% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 4.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.4%, 28% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.4% | 9.6% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 16.0% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 15.4% | 24.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 6.6% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 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+ with primary in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Singapore was 4.6% 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+ with primary recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2010.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Singapore ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary