Education in Singapore

1,860 indicators covering education for Singapore.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 49.0% 2023 up 0.3% 53rd
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 1.0% 2023 up 0.5% 53rd
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 51.0% 2023 down 0.3% 148th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 80.5% 2023 up 16.0% 4th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 62.0% 2023 up 25.2% 2nd
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 1.23 GPIA 2023 down 4.4% 76th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 41.0% 2023 down 20.0% 183rd
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 0.7% 2023 down 33.8% 183rd
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 59.0% 2023 up 21.1% 7th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ 2,535 millions 2023 down 14.7% 39th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes 85.6% 2023 up 13.8% 21st
Share of young people not in education, employment or training 6.5% 2024 up 79.2% 110th
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.48 2017 down 35.4% 128th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 6.4% 2023 up 130.9% 133rd
Government expenditure on education, PPP$ 16,970 millions 2023 up 36.3% 46th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 5.9% 2023 up 38.7% 134th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 23.01 1989 up 11.4% 49th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 48.8% 2023 up 0.2% 95th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 1.0% 2023 up 0.4% 95th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 51.2% 2023 down 0.2% 97th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 0.9916 GPIA 2022 down 1.0% 148th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 99.2% 2022 down 0.3% 39th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 100.0% 2022 up 0.7% 1st
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both 72,495 2023 up 33.8% 29th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 538 2023 up 915.1% 154th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 232 2023 up 103.5% 164th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.7% 2023 up 948.2% 170th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.3% 2023 up 114.0% 171st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 1.59 GPIA 2023 up 221.8% 9th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 48.0% 2023 up 9.4% 128th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 0.9% 2023 up 18.1% 128th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 52.0% 2023 down 7.4% 53rd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0 number 2018 down 100.0% 164th
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 16,970 millions 2023 up 3.2% 45th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 6.5% 2024 up 79.2% 121st
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development 75.2% 2023 up 44.2% 3rd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 48.9% 2023 up 0.8% 96th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 1.0% 2023 up 1.5% 96th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 51.1% 2023 down 0.7% 85th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 2,535 millions 2023 down 30.7% 43rd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 3.1% 1983 down 36.1% 73rd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education 2.3% 1983 down 38.7% 72nd
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 99.5% 2022 up 0.2% 16th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 48.9% 2023 up 1.3% 95th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 1.0% 2023 up 2.5% 95th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 51.1% 2023 down 1.2% 85th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 3 number 2018 down 40.0% 158th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 99.1% 2023 up 6.6% 13th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 1 number 2018 down 90.9% 162nd
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 4 number 2018 down 33.3% 158th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 98.2% 2023 down 0.8% 37th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education 12.25 headcount basis 2023 up 4.2% 74th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 219 number 2018 up 1.9% 133rd
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 1.48 GPIA 2023 up 267.5% 7th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 449 2023 up 223.0% 156th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 825 2023 up 1,456.6% 151st
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.2% 2023 up 227.2% 168th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.4% 2023 up 1,464.7% 165th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 0 millions 2012 143rd
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.0% 2022 144th