Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary was 26.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 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
Singapore recorded 26.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Singapore peaked at 58.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 1960.
That places Singapore 119th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.8% | — |
| 1965 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 31.7% | +60.1% |
| 1975 | 26.4% | -16.6% |
| 1980 | 20.0% | -24.3% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | +47.6% |
| 1990 | 51.1% | +73.2% |
| 1995 | 54.8% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 58.1% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | -43.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 29.1% | 26.4% | 31.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 24.8% | 20.0% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.0% | 51.1% | 54.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 47.0% | 58.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 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 30-34 with secondary in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Singapore was 26.7% 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 30-34 with secondary recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary?
- Singapore ranks 119th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. 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 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)