Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Singapore

Singapore: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total was 2.47 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
2.47
World rank
93rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.81
in 2005
All-time low
0.78
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Singapore, 1960–2010

11.522.531960198520101960: 0.81965: 0.841970: 0.881975: 0.851980: 0.781985: 1.61990: 2.51995: 22000: 1.62005: 2.82010: 2.5

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 2.47 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in 2010.

The figure is up 58.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Singapore peaked at 2.81 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.78, in 1980.

That places Singapore 93rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.82 0.8 0.84 2
1970s 0.865 0.85 0.88 2
1980s 1.18 0.78 1.58 2
1990s 2.25 1.96 2.55 2
2000s 2.19 1.56 2.81 2
2010s 2.47 2.47 2.47 1

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 90 Portugal 2.59 compare
  2. 91 Saudi Arabia 2.52 compare
  3. 92 Jordan 2.51 compare
  4. 94 United Arab Emirates 2.41 compare
  5. 95 Ghana 2.29 compare
  6. 96 Brazil 2.27 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Singapore?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total in Singapore was 2.47 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 2.81 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 0.78 in 1980.
How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total?
Singapore ranks 93rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. 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: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 70-74, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 70-74, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 70-74.