Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education was 30.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Singapore, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 30.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in 2010.
That represents a change of down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Singapore peaked at 82.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2005.
Singapore ranks 54th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 60-64 with no education in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.8% | — |
| 1965 | 81.2% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 69.5% | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 75.4% | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 82.5% | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 54.8% | -33.5% |
| 1990 | 39.7% | -27.6% |
| 1995 | 50.4% | +26.9% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -64.3% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +68.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.5% | 81.2% | 81.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 72.4% | 69.5% | 75.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 68.7% | 54.8% | 82.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 39.7% | 50.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 17.8% | 49.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 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 60-64 with no education in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Singapore was 30.0% 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 60-64 with no education recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 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 60-64 with no education?
- Singapore ranks 54th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. 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 60-64 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education