Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 7.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Singapore, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Singapore is 7.0%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Singapore peaked at 49.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2010.
That places Singapore 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.2% | — |
| 1965 | 28.3% | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 29.6% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 35.8% | +21.0% |
| 1980 | 38.4% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 45.1% | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 49.8% | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | -39.2% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -59.9% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | +193.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -80.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.8% | 27.2% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 32.7% | 29.6% | 35.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.8% | 38.4% | 45.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.0% | 30.2% | 49.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 12.1% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 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+ with primary schooling. in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Singapore was 7.0% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2010.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Singapore ranks 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)