Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education was 19.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Singapore, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 19.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in 2010.
The figure is down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Singapore peaked at 81.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2005.
That places Singapore 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.2% | — |
| 1965 | 69.5% | -14.4% |
| 1970 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 67.2% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 54.8% | -18.5% |
| 1990 | 39.7% | -27.6% |
| 1995 | 32.3% | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -55.1% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.3% | 69.5% | 81.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 68.4% | 67.2% | 69.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 61.1% | 54.8% | 67.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 32.3% | 39.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 17.8% | 39.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 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 55-59 with no education in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Singapore was 19.5% 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 55-59 with no education recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2005.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education?
- Singapore ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. 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 55-59 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education