Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 54.4% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Singapore, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Singapore is 54.4%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 225.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Singapore peaked at 54.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1970.
That places Singapore 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.2% | — |
| 1965 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 4.5% | +50.0% |
| 1980 | 5.5% | +23.1% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | -26.0% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | +638.7% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -52.4% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -26.2% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +340.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 4.8% | 35.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 12.3% | 16.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 54.4% | 54.4% | 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 20-24 with tertiary in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Singapore was 54.4% 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 tertiary recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1970.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Singapore ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 225.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)