Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 7.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Singapore stood at 7.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Singapore peaked at 56.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2010.
Singapore ranks 121st of 144 countries on this measure, 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.2% | — |
| 1965 | 27.6% | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 29.6% | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 31.5% | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 38.3% | +21.7% |
| 1985 | 47.2% | +23.3% |
| 1990 | 56.3% | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 33.6% | -40.3% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -61.4% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +185.7% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -80.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.4% | 25.2% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 30.5% | 29.6% | 31.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 42.8% | 38.3% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 33.6% | 56.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 13.0% | 37.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Singapore was 7.4% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2010.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Singapore ranks 121st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)