Education in Singapore

1,860 indicators covering education for Singapore.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Inbound mobility rate, male (UIS estimate) 20.7% 2012 22nd
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.0% 2012 156th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education 14.63 headcount basis 2023 down 3.8% 108th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2022 down 90.1% 146th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 98.1% 2023 down 0.9% 56th
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 0.5% 2023 down 30.1% 155th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 93.6% 2023 down 3.7% 48th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 790.27 2023 up 916.1% 156th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 99.6% 2023 down 0.3% 12th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.3% 2023 up 913.3% 174th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.4% 2023 up 44.8% 150th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 94.1% 2023 down 1.7% 48th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.8% 2023 down 79.8% 143rd
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 155 2023 down 1.9% 88th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male 156 2023 down 9.3% 93rd
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 99.4% 2023 down 0.5% 4th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 51,756 number 2018 up 28.1% 24th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2012 down 53.8% 156th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both 0.0% 2012 down 22.7% 146th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.685 GPIA 2023 down 11.5% 135th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.3% 2023 up 34.6% 148th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.4% 2023 up 52.1% 147th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education 0.5% 2022 down 29.1% 119th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 0.6% 2022 down 47.1% 125th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 8.4% 2023 up 209.7% 172nd
Current education expenditure, total 91.8% 2013 66th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 8 number 2018 down 78.9% 162nd
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2012 66th
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.5% 2023 down 13.4% 151st
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes 177,055 2023 up 8.8% 88th
Current education expenditure, primary 99.1% 2023 up 15.7% 22nd
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both 769.27 2023 up 359.3% 160th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.823 GPIA 2023 up 41.5% 81st
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.7% 2023 down 75.1% 140th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.5% 2023 up 380.4% 175th
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS) 4.2% 2012 down 26.6% 15th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.9% 2023 down 82.4% 142nd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 98.2% 2023 down 0.8% 52nd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 98.1% 2023 down 0.9% 57th
Current education expenditure, secondary 99.4% 2023 up 2.9% 13th
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.5% 2012 down 10.3% 36th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9993 GPIA 2023 126th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male 99.4% 2023 3rd
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female 99.4% 2023 5th
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 1,788 2023 118th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.11 GPIA 2023 28th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 70.8% 2023 up 20.3% 2nd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 0.9991 GPIA 2023 down 0.1% 101st
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school 94.7% 2023 down 1.8% 28th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 7 number 2018 down 36.4% 164th
Trained teachers in secondary education, female 97.8% 2023 down 1.2% 38th
Trained teachers in secondary education, male 99.0% 2023 down 0.0% 33rd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 7 number 2018 down 63.2% 163rd
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 4.8% 2023 126th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 1,273 2023 up 563.4% 159th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.3% 2023 up 570.5% 176th
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 19.2% 2012 12th
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service 0 2023 103rd
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 8 number 2018 down 50.0% 163rd