Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary was 60.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Singapore, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 60.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 127.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Singapore peaked at 60.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1965.
That places Singapore 2nd 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 30-34 with tertiary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.3% | — |
| 1965 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 2.6% | +108.0% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | +24.6% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | +23.8% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | -15.2% |
| 1990 | 5.5% | +60.9% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | +108.2% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | +131.5% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +76.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 5.5% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 26.4% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 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 tertiary in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Singapore was 60.0% 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 tertiary recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1965.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
- Singapore ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.7%. 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 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary