Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Singapore

Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education was 45.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
45.7%
World rank
51st
of 144 countries
All-time high
82.5%
in 1980
All-time low
39.7%
in 1990
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Singapore, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 82.31965: 81.81970: 81.21975: 75.51980: 82.51985: 63.21990: 39.71995: 53.92000: 63.32005: 39.72010: 45.7

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Singapore stood at 45.7%.

That represents a change of down 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Singapore peaked at 82.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1990.

Singapore ranks 51st 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 65-69 with no education in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Singapore, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 82.3%
1965 81.8% -0.6%
1970 81.2% -0.8%
1975 75.5% -7.0%
1980 82.5% +9.3%
1985 63.2% -23.4%
1990 39.7% -37.2%
1995 53.9% +35.9%
2000 63.3% +17.4%
2005 39.7% -37.3%
2010 45.7% +15.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 82.1% 81.8% 82.3% 2
1970s 78.3% 75.5% 81.2% 2
1980s 72.9% 63.2% 82.5% 2
1990s 46.8% 39.7% 53.9% 2
2000s 51.5% 39.7% 63.3% 2
2010s 45.7% 45.7% 45.7% 1

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 48 Botswana 48.7% compare
  2. 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 47.9% compare
  3. 50 Uganda 47.8% compare
  4. 52 Nicaragua 44.6% compare
  5. 53 Kuwait 42.6% compare
  6. 54 Zambia 42.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Singapore?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Singapore was 45.7% 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 65-69 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 65-69 with no education recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 1990.
How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education?
Singapore ranks 51st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 65-69 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education
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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Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education