Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Singapore

Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 56.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
56.0%
World rank
42nd
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 70-74 with no education in Singapore, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 82.31965: 81.81970: 81.21975: 81.61980: 82.51985: 631990: 39.71995: 56.52000: 70.22005: 39.72010: 56

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Singapore is 56.0%, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Singapore peaked at 82.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1990.

Singapore ranks 42nd 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 70-74 with no education in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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 81.6% +0.5%
1980 82.5% +1.1%
1985 63.0% -23.6%
1990 39.7% -37.0%
1995 56.5% +42.3%
2000 70.2% +24.4%
2005 39.7% -43.5%
2010 56.0% +41.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 82.1% 81.8% 82.3% 2
1970s 81.4% 81.2% 81.6% 2
1980s 72.8% 63.0% 82.5% 2
1990s 48.1% 39.7% 56.5% 2
2000s 55.0% 39.7% 70.2% 2
2010s 56.0% 56.0% 56.0% 1

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 39 Ghana 59.5% compare
  2. 40 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.8% compare
  3. 41 Bangladesh 57.1% compare
  4. 43 Myanmar 54.6% compare
  5. 44 Malawi 54.1% compare
  6. 45 United Arab Emirates 51.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Singapore?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Singapore was 56.0% 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 70-74 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 70-74 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 70-74 with no education?
Singapore ranks 42nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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 70-74 with no education