Education in Singapore

1,860 indicators covering education for Singapore.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 4.2% 2023 up 11.2% 59th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 5.0% 2023 down 11.0% 49th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.9% 2023 down 9.6% 84th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 10.8% 2023 up 29.0% 5th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.8% 2023 up 7.5% 10th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts 1.4% 2023 up 5.7% 24th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 10.8% 2023 down 51.0% 76th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.3% 2023 down 0.6% 54th
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP 13.0% 2023 up 19.7% 78th
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender 0.9436 GPIA 2023 down 0.4% 59th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 27,704 2023 up 73.2% 14th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 29.9% 2023 down 19.6% 42nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 24.4% 2023 down 19.1% 68th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 78.3% 2023 up 0.8% 105th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 48.6% 2023 down 6.9% 116th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 51.2% 2023 up 7.0% 7th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 21.6% 2023 down 3.2% 17th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.2% 2023 down 0.4% 25th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 1.4% 2023 up 3.9% 8th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 8.7% 2023 down 11.9% 70th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 4.2% 2023 down 19.7% 85th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 5.4% 2023 down 14.6% 45th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 4.5% 2023 down 5.8% 59th
Current expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 97.7% 2018 up 12.1% 15th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 5.9% 2023 up 10.9% 12th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 16.3% 2023 up 38.7% 5th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 0.4% 2023 down 9.6% 51st
Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training 5.9% 2023 up 23.2% 108th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 99.1% 2023 up 15.7% 22nd
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 18,612 2023 up 88.5% 6th
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, both 0 2023 7th
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education 0 2023 7th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 6,306 1984 up 139.9% 24th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 99.4% 2023 up 2.9% 14th
Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 91.8% 2013 67th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 0.6% 2023 down 82.6% 117th
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development 0 years 2025 43rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.5% 2023 up 3.2% 15th
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development 3 years 2025 unchanged 12th
Repeaters in grade unknown of lower secondary general education, male 0 2023 7th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 8.2% 2013 60th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.2% 2023 down 6.2% 29th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 0.9% 2023 down 93.8% 109th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 70.2% 2023 down 3.5% 89th
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of 14.1% 2023 down 32.5% 99th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 31.8% 2023 down 5.6% 79th
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 31.8% 2023 down 5.6% 79th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.3% 2023 down 8.4% 8th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.4% 2023 down 20.0% 42nd
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ 20,236 2023 down 10.9% 13th
Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.5% 2023 down 18.7% 91st
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 11.99 2022 up 8.8% 37th
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 2.3% 2018 down 81.9% 89th
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of 15.5% 2023 down 6.4% 79th
Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to adapted 95.2% 2023 up 4.7% 27th
Literacy rate 97.7% 2021 up 1.5% 33rd