Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 40.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Singapore, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Singapore stood at 40.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Singapore peaked at 51.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1960.
That places Singapore 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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+ with secondary schooling. in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.8% | — |
| 1965 | 26.7% | +22.3% |
| 1970 | 34.1% | +28.0% |
| 1975 | 29.1% | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 28.5% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 31.9% | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 36.7% | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 44.7% | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.2% | 21.8% | 26.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 31.6% | 29.1% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.2% | 28.5% | 31.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 36.7% | 44.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 38.7% | 51.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.2% | 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 secondary schooling. in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Singapore was 40.2% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Singapore ranks 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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+ 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+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)