Education in Singapore

1,860 indicators covering education for Singapore.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 78,744 number 2018 down 28.8% 139th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 1,045 millions 2023 up 5.9% 9th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 52.7% 2023 up 21.2% 40th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 47.3% 2023 down 16.3% 129th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 0.9% 2023 down 27.0% 129th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of primary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 2,332 millions 2023 down 2.1% 49th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 2,766 millions 2023 up 21.3% 42nd
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index 0.9976 GPI 2017 down 0.4% 112th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 38,441 number 2018 down 27.6% 139th
Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 33rd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,242 number 1984 down 31.0% 94th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 111 number 2018 down 41.3% 121st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 301 2023 down 21.6% 74th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 87,965 number 2018 down 27.0% 123rd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 203 number 2018 down 20.1% 137th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 0.8% 2022 down 56.9% 92nd
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 1,045 millions 2023 down 14.0% 10th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.0% 2017 down 74.2% 123rd
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 42,776 number 2018 down 26.5% 122nd
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0.0% 2017 down 56.4% 124th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 79.9% 2023 up 135.1% 66th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 6,331 2023 up 4.6% 53rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 4 2023 up 100.0% 78th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 11,015 2023 down 9.5% 60th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 3,706 2023 down 26.5% 14th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 150 2023 down 25.0% 59th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 44 2023 up 57.1% 137th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 162 2023 up 157.1% 29th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2 2023 down 60.0% 119th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 4th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 9th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 0.8% 2017 down 56.7% 88th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 16th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 27th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 3 number 2018 down 80.0% 139th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 27th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 31st
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 13.34 2017 up 3.2% 116th
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index 0.9458 index 2022 up 3.0% 82nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 GPIA 2023 down 50.0% 20th
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 11 2023 up 266.7% 109th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 5 2023 up 400.0% 141st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 38th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 2 GPIA 2023 up 100.0% 1st
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 25,543 number 2018 up 40.1% 21st
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions 26.0% 2018 down 57.3% 67th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female 99.2% 2022 down 0.3% 25th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male 99.9% 2022 up 0.6% 7th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 0.993 GPIA 2022 down 0.9% 124th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, PPP$ 1,655 millions 2023 up 13.5% 10th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 524 number 1984 down 33.8% 91st
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 30,462 number 2018 down 32.7% 67th