Education in Singapore

1,860 indicators covering education for Singapore.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0.0% 2022 down 88.7% 142nd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 97.8% 2023 down 1.2% 39th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 99.0% 2023 down 0.0% 34th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 574 2023 up 983.0% 143rd
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 0.9883 GPIA 2023 down 1.2% 86th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 217 2023 up 804.2% 154th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.0% 2022 down 91.2% 138th
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 0 2023 76th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.4% 2023 up 978.0% 158th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.64 GPIA 2023 up 5.1% 9th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.1% 2023 up 782.5% 166th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.5% 2022 down 33.9% 128th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 0 2025 144th
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 0 2025 144th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 324 number 2018 down 32.8% 126th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 0 millions 2012 138th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.4% 2022 down 20.1% 122nd
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 14,400 2023 up 22.3% 92nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 7,159 2023 up 24.7% 90th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 7,241 2023 up 20.1% 88th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 120,175 2023 up 2.0% 84th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 2,766 millions 2023 up 49.4% 40th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 59,243 2023 up 6.0% 81st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 60,932 2023 down 1.5% 84th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.5% 2022 down 42.1% 129th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 543 number 2018 down 22.1% 139th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education 14.35 headcount basis 2023 down 4.7% 86th
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 2,332 millions 2023 up 20.6% 47th
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2019 unchanged 6th
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 33rd
Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2019 156th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 7 number 2018 down 80.0% 143rd
Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 92 number 2018 up 41.5% 128th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 47.6% 2023 down 1.4% 131st
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 0.9% 2023 down 2.7% 131st
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 52.4% 2023 up 1.3% 39th
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary 12.04 headcount basis 2023 up 3.4% 58th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2023 up 23.0% 1st