Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Singapore

Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary was 14.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
14.8%
World rank
56th
of 144 countries
All-time high
14.8%
in 2010
All-time low
0.6%
in 1990
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Singapore, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 1.61965: 1.71970: 1.91975: 1.51980: 0.91985: 0.821990: 0.61995: 32000: 9.22005: 5.72010: 14.8

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

Analysis

Singapore recorded 14.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 60.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Singapore peaked at 14.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1990.

Singapore ranks 56th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Singapore, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 1.6%
1965 1.7% +9.6%
1970 1.9% +10.5%
1975 1.5% -21.1%
1980 0.9% -40.0%
1985 0.8% -8.9%
1990 0.6% -26.8%
1995 3.0% +405.0%
2000 9.2% +204.3%
2005 5.7% -38.3%
2010 14.8% +159.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 2
1970s 1.7% 1.5% 1.9% 2
1980s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 2
1990s 1.8% 0.6% 3.0% 2
2000s 7.5% 5.7% 9.2% 2
2010s 14.8% 14.8% 14.8% 1

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 53 Trinidad and Tobago 15.3% compare
  2. 54 Ireland 15.0% compare
  3. 55 Mauritius 14.8% compare
  4. 57 Greece 14.4% compare
  5. 58 Guyana 14.1% compare
  6. 59 Vietnam 13.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Singapore?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Singapore was 14.8% 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 secondary recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
How does Singapore rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary?
Singapore ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary