Education in Singapore 1,860 indicators covering education for Singapore. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.8 modelled data 2025 down 36.0% 143rd End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 3.5% 2012 down 65.8% 10th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 43,944 2023 down 10.9% 124th Tertiary education, academic staff 41.0% 2023 up 16.5% 92nd Start month of the academic school year 4 tertiary education 2023 unchanged 158th End month of the academic school year 5 tertiary education 2023 unchanged 187th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 125 2023 down 32.2% 146th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.9365 modelled data 2025 down 22.0% 110th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 161st Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 2017 down 52.5% 156th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2012 — 174th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 101.4% 2023 down 3.7% 69th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2015 down 100.0% 171st Persistence to grade 5, female 99.2% 2022 down 0.3% 25th Persistence to grade 5, male 99.9% 2022 up 0.6% 7th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 100.5% 2023 down 1.4% 85th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 101.0% 2023 down 3.1% 70th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 101.7% 2023 down 4.2% 65th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9929 GPIA 2023 up 1.2% 129th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 4.2% 2012 — 69th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2012 — 144th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 8.2% 2012 — 86th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 61,969 2021 down 31.1% 46th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.04 years 2023 down 1.3% 157th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 100.3% 2023 down 1.2% 82nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.996 GPIA 2023 up 0.2% 108th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 100.7% 2023 down 1.5% 85th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 1 2023 down 75.0% 146th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 1 2023 down 88.9% 147th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 280,360 2025 up 32.2% 123rd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 17,288 2021 down 25.8% 50th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 79,258 2021 down 30.0% 48th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 78.0% 2021 down 1.3% 2nd School age population, early childhood education, female 137,184 2025 up 32.6% 123rd School age population, early childhood education, male 143,176 2025 up 31.9% 124th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 104.7% 2023 down 4.8% 39th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 240 2023 down 37.8% 137th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 365 2023 down 36.0% 149th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.06 years 2023 down 1.3% 158th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.03 years 2023 down 1.2% 159th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9961 GPIA 2023 up 0.1% 108th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.1% 2022 down 63.1% 160th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.6% 2009 up 160.1% 73rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 104.2% 2023 down 5.4% 42nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9917 GPI 2023 down 1.2% 126th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 105.1% 2023 down 4.3% 40th Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 — 145th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 116.4% 2023 up 2.4% 5th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,242 1984 down 31.0% 92nd Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2016 up 11.6% 1st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 198,047 number 2018 down 0.3% 93rd Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 99.8% 2023 down 0.2% 18th Government expenditure on education, US$ 10,709 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