Education in Singapore

124 indicators covering education for Singapore.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of adults with no formal education by region 16,700 people 2100 down 37.2% 111th
Population by level of education 4.00 million people 2100 down 5.3% 95th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.1% 2017 down 52.5% 156th
Repeaters, primary, male 0.2% 2017 down 55.9% 156th
School enrollment, secondary, private 5.9% 2023 up 38.7% 133rd
Trained teachers in primary education 98.1% 2023 down 0.9% 54th
Over-age students, primary 0.5% 2017 down 67.9% 179th
Secondary education, teachers 64.4% 2023 down 0.8% 70th
Over-age students, primary, male 0.6% 2017 down 65.7% 180th
Over-age students, primary, female 0.5% 2017 down 70.5% 178th
Compulsory education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 177th
Progression to secondary school 99.1% 2016 up 6.7% 50th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 98.1% 2023 down 0.9% 55th
Trained teachers in primary education, male 98.2% 2023 down 0.8% 51st
Primary education, pupils 48.9% 2017 up 1.6% 58th
Tertiary education, academic staff 41.0% 2023 up 16.5% 92nd
Persistence to grade 5, female 99.2% 2022 down 0.3% 25th
Persistence to grade 5, male 99.9% 2022 up 0.6% 7th
Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2016 up 11.6% 1st
Progression to secondary school, female 98.2% 2016 up 1.7% 70th
Expenditure on tertiary education 35.3% 2013 up 8.3% 12th
Literacy rate, youth female 99.9% 2021 up 0.0% 4th
Children out of school, primary 504 2023 up 1,963.6% 172nd
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2021 unchanged 24th
Literacy rate, youth male 99.9% 2021 down 0.0% 8th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 14.69 2017 down 30.5% 140th
Literacy rate, youth total 99.9% 2021 unchanged 2nd
Expenditure on secondary education 23.0% 2013 down 10.3% 122nd
Expenditure on primary education 22.0% 2013 down 2.2% 127th
Secondary education, pupils 48.6% 2017 up 0.8% 127th
Literacy rate, adult total 97.7% 2021 up 1.5% 21st
Literacy rate, adult male 98.9% 2021 up 0.6% 13th
Trained teachers in secondary education 98.2% 2023 down 0.8% 36th
Adolescents out of school 0.4% 2023 up 452.2% 168th
Current education expenditure, total 91.8% 2013 66th
Current education expenditure, primary 99.1% 2023 up 15.7% 22nd
Current education expenditure, secondary 99.4% 2023 up 2.9% 13th
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
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.48 2017 down 35.4% 128th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 23.01 1989 up 11.4% 49th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 99.1% 2023 up 6.6% 13th
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 13.34 2017 up 3.2% 116th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 14.35 pupils per teacher 2023 down 4.7% 86th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 79.0% 2022 up 16.7% 39th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 77.0% 2022 up 18.6% 41st
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 81.3% 2022 up 14.8% 35th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 89.7% 2022 up 6.3% 80th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 92.3% 2022 up 5.0% 77th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 87.4% 2022 up 7.6% 83rd
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 53.2% 2024 up 25.3% 4th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 55.5% 2024 up 21.2% 3rd
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 51.1% 2024 up 29.7% 9th
Government expenditure per student, tertiary 23.5% 2017 up 4.6% 73rd
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 85.3% 2022 up 10.2% 54th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 87.8% 2022 up 8.4% 47th
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 82.9% 2022 up 11.9% 55th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 60.1% 2022 up 35.7% 6th
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 63.1% 2022 up 29.6% 5th