Education in Singapore 124 indicators covering education for Singapore. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 74.1% 2025 down 5.4% 8th Population ages 0-14 11.7% 2025 down 7.8% 209th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th School enrollment, primary 100.2% 2023 down 0.5% 106th Primary education, teachers 16,639 2023 up 5.8% 125th School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% 2023 down 0.6% 99th School enrollment, primary, male 100.4% 2023 down 0.5% 102nd Labor force, total 3.76 million 2025 up 11.9% 97th Labor force, female 44.1% 2025 up 5.0% 106th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9996 GPI 2020 up 2.0% 67th School enrollment, secondary 103.1% 2023 down 4.3% 49th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 1.4 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 187th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.2 per 1,000 2024 up 20.0% 170th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.5 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 163rd Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.3 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 178th Secondary education, teachers 13,601 2023 down 11.6% 132nd School enrollment, secondary, female 102.7% 2023 down 4.4% 54th School enrollment, secondary, male 103.5% 2023 down 4.3% 44th School enrollment, tertiary 97.3% 2023 down 4.6% 12th School enrollment, primary, private 4.6% 2023 up 17.4% 152nd School enrollment, tertiary, male 92.8% 2023 down 6.2% 10th School enrollment, tertiary, female 102.1% 2023 down 3.0% 18th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9909 GPI 2020 — 124th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.09 GPI 2023 up 2.9% 126th Secondary education, teachers, female 8,760 2023 down 12.3% 118th Primary completion rate, female 96.7% 2023 down 2.5% 77th Primary completion rate, male 97.0% 2023 down 3.4% 70th Government expenditure on education, total 2.2% 2024 down 27.3% 172nd Secondary education, general pupils 171,319 2017 down 16.1% 134th Lower secondary completion rate, total 101.6% 2023 down 5.4% 17th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 99.4% 2022 up 0.7% 18th Government expenditure on education, total 12.0% 2025 down 32.2% 111th Secondary education, general pupils 48.6% 2017 down 2.5% 157th Lower secondary completion rate, female 101.1% 2023 down 3.8% 25th Lower secondary completion rate, male 102.1% 2023 down 6.8% 14th Children out of school 0.2% 2023 up 1,936.7% 180th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 238,816 2023 up 0.8% 135th Secondary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 209th Secondary education, pupils 163,746 2023 down 8.5% 139th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 98.9% 2022 up 0.0% 35th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 99.9% 2022 up 1.3% 9th Secondary education, vocational pupils 26,832 2009 up 183.2% 100th Number of under-five deaths, male 70 2024 unchanged 158th Number of under-five deaths, female 58 2024 up 1.8% 157th Number of infant deaths, male 58 2024 up 1.8% 158th Number of infant deaths, female 48 2024 up 4.3% 157th Secondary education, vocational pupils 35.1% 2009 up 18.1% 141st Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.8% 2025 down 25.6% 154th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.8% 2025 down 24.0% 144th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.9% 2025 down 27.8% 155th Primary education, teachers 80.5% 2023 up 0.1% 84th Repeaters, primary, total 0.2% 2017 down 54.6% 159th Persistence to grade 5, total 99.5% 2022 up 0.2% 16th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 151 2024 down 8.5% 136th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 16 2024 unchanged 158th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 82 2024 down 2.4% 143rd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 23 2024 down 4.2% 152nd Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.3% 2100 down 32.3% 108th Page 1 of 3 Next →