Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Singapore

Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 73.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
73.6%
World rank
32nd
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 75+ with no education in Singapore, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 82.31965: 81.81970: 81.21975: 81.61980: 82.51985: 631990: 39.71995: 56.52000: 762005: 39.72010: 73.6

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Singapore stood at 73.6%.

The figure is down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Singapore peaked at 82.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1990.

Singapore ranks 32nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 76.0% +34.7%
2005 39.7% -47.8%
2010 73.6% +85.4%

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 57.9% 39.7% 76.0% 2
2010s 73.6% 73.6% 73.6% 1

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 29 Democratic Republic of Congo 75.7% compare
  2. 30 Bahrain 75.3% compare
  3. 31 Cameroon 75.0% compare
  4. 33 Laos 73.0% compare
  5. 34 India 72.7% compare
  6. 35 Ghana 72.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Singapore?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Singapore was 73.6% 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 75+ 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 75+ 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 75+ with no education?
Singapore ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 75+ with no education