Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 43.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 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 20-24 with secondary in Singapore is 43.7%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Singapore peaked at 78.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 1975.
Singapore ranks 103rd 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 20-24 with secondary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.7% | — |
| 1965 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 50.0% | +57.7% |
| 1975 | 24.6% | -50.8% |
| 1980 | 52.7% | +114.1% |
| 1985 | 51.1% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 61.5% | +20.3% |
| 1995 | 57.5% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 77.2% | +34.1% |
| 2005 | 78.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | -44.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 37.3% | 24.6% | 50.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 51.9% | 51.1% | 52.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 59.5% | 57.5% | 61.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 77.2% | 78.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 43.7% | 43.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 100 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 45.0% compare
- 101 Sierra Leone 44.0% compare
- 102 Armenia 44.0% compare
- 104 Nepal 43.6% compare
- 105 Guatemala 42.2% compare
- 106 Lao People's Democratic Republic 42.2% 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 population age 20-24 with secondary in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Singapore was 43.7% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 1975.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Singapore ranks 103rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)