Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 7.1% in 2010. ▬ Flat
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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Singapore stood at 7.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Singapore peaked at 46.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2010.
Singapore ranks 123rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.9% | — |
| 1965 | 19.7% | +16.5% |
| 1970 | 23.4% | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 30.4% | +30.2% |
| 1980 | 34.2% | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 46.4% | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 28.8% | -37.9% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -58.0% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +197.3% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -80.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.3% | 16.9% | 19.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 26.9% | 23.4% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 37.6% | 34.2% | 41.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 28.8% | 46.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 12.1% | 35.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 120 Botswana 7.4% compare
- 121 Australia 7.3% compare
- 122 Yemen 7.1% compare
- 124 Republic of Moldova 6.9% compare
- 125 Afghanistan 6.9% compare
- 126 Kyrgyzstan 6.8% compare
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 7.1% 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 46.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2010.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Singapore ranks 123rd 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 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)