The bar chart illustrates the average number of years spent at school, while the pie charts compare the different levels of adults between 2000 and 2010 in Singapore.
Overall, what stands out from the bar chart is that the time allocated in education increased for adult males, while the time spent by women remained stable. Additionally, the pie charts were reported to have higher education levels over the period.
To begin with, in 2000, males spent about 9 years at school. This figure witnessed a stable growth to nearly 12 years in 2010. However, females allocated a similar amount of time at school as males in 2000. By 2008, females spent approximately 8 years at school before rising slightly to 9 years in 2010.
Additionally, people finished high school certification, leading all groups, at 32% in 2000 and 33% in 2010. In 2000, the percentage of people having primary and secondary certification accounted for 26% which significantly declined in 2010, at 15% and 20% respectively. In contrast, in 2000, 8% of people graduated university, while the quantity of these people dramatically rose to 30% after a decade. In both years, master qualification accounted for 8% and 2%, respectively, making it the lowest proportion.