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 ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →