Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Singapore
Singapore: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total was 300 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Singapore, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Singapore is 300, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Singapore peaked at 310 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 139, in 1960.
Singapore ranks 110th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 139 | — |
| 1965 | 139 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 204 | +46.8% |
| 1975 | 250 | +22.5% |
| 1980 | 296 | +18.4% |
| 1985 | 303 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 310 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 273 | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 248 | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 265 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 300 | +13.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 300 is below the median for high income countries, which is 450, 67% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 300 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,478, 20% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139 | 139 | 139 | 2 |
| 1970s | 227 | 204 | 250 | 2 |
| 1980s | 299.5 | 296 | 303 | 2 |
| 1990s | 291.5 | 273 | 310 | 2 |
| 2000s | 256.5 | 248 | 265 | 2 |
| 2010s | 300 | 300 | 300 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.79 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Singapore?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Singapore was 300 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 310 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 139 in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total?
- Singapore ranks 110th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 20-24, total is the total population of 20-24 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.