Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 83.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Singapore, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Singapore is 83.1%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Singapore peaked at 91.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 1960.
Singapore ranks 42nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.1% | — |
| 1965 | 55.3% | +28.4% |
| 1970 | 65.6% | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 63.1% | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 60.5% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 58.9% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 51.1% | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 67.5% | +32.1% |
| 2000 | 91.6% | +35.7% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.2% | 43.1% | 55.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 64.4% | 63.1% | 65.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 59.7% | 58.9% | 60.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 59.3% | 51.1% | 67.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 76.4% | 91.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 83.1% | 83.1% | 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Singapore was 83.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Singapore ranks 42nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)