Education in Singapore

1,860 indicators covering education for Singapore.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 50th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 7 2023 up 250.0% 157th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region 504 children 2023 up 1,963.6% 168th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 18 2023 up 200.0% 129th
School age population, early childhood educational development 142,576 2025 up 36.8% 62nd
School age population, early childhood educational development 69,393 2025 up 37.0% 62nd
School age population, early childhood educational development 73,183 2025 up 36.7% 62nd
Secondary education, pupils 48.6% 2017 up 0.8% 127th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0.0% 2022 down 88.2% 160th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 161st
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes 94.7% 2023 down 1.8% 28th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0.0% 2022 down 67.9% 151st
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0.0% 2022 down 68.4% 152nd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both 0.6% 2022 down 40.2% 127th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 99.6% 2022 up 0.2% 24th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2012 122nd
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 99.6% 2017 up 0.1% 23rd
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index 0.9962 GPI 2017 down 0.6% 126th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 100.0% 2017 up 0.6% 4th
Share of students from abroad 19.2% 2012 22nd
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 311 2023 down 5.8% 92nd
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0.0% 2022 down 41.6% 155th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0.0% 2022 down 6.9% 154th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 3.8% 2012 down 28.2% 7th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 95.4% 2023 down 0.7% 54th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0.0% 2017 down 5.7% 140th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0.0% 2017 down 39.7% 143rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 9,613 2018 down 10.2% 16th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 129th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.4% 2023 up 452.2% 172nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 1,233 2018 up 42.5% 35th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 286.27 2023 up 436.6% 155th
Literacy rate, adult total 97.7% 2021 up 1.5% 21st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 4 2023 down 60.0% 121st
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 483 2023 up 323.1% 163rd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 0.3% 2022 up 6.4% 138th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 0.3% 2022 down 29.3% 141st
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 8.6% 2012 down 17.8% 65th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 0.6% 2023 up 349.4% 181st
Literacy rate, adult male 98.9% 2021 up 0.6% 13th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 4.2% 2012 down 6.7% 54th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 95.2% 2023 down 4.8% 44th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.0% 2012 up 205.5% 160th
Trained teachers in secondary education 98.2% 2023 down 0.8% 36th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2017 down 66.4% 138th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.0% 2025 down 32.2% 111th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 94.7% 2023 up 0.7% 52nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 174 number 2018 down 57.1% 143rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 0.6% 2023 175th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 0.6% 2023 177th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 34,063 2023 up 52.0% 22nd
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 251 2023 160th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 232 2023 165th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 2.7% 1983 down 37.1% 80th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male 37,176 2023 up 40.1% 22nd
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2012 down 30.9% 48th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 5.3% 2023 down 10.8% 141st
Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) 17.6% 2012 17th
Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) 0.8488 GPIA 2012 44th
Adolescents out of school 0.4% 2023 up 452.2% 168th