Education in Singapore

1,860 indicators covering education for Singapore.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 30-34, female 2.61 2010 up 153.4% 1st
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total 2.21 2010 up 179.7% 1st
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female 2.09 2010 up 198.6% 1st
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total 1.65 2010 up 205.6% 6th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, female 1.46 2010 up 217.4% 13th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, total 1.11 2010 up 158.1% 14th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 45-49, female 0.93 2010 up 190.6% 23rd
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, total 0.75 2010 up 108.3% 32nd
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 50-54, female 0.58 2010 up 132.0% 46th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total 0.57 2010 up 96.6% 39th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, female 0.38 2010 up 90.0% 54th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, total 0.45 2010 up 114.3% 52nd
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female 0.29 2010 up 123.1% 61st
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.9013 GPIA 2022 up 7.9% 76th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to adapted 94.7% 2023 up 5.2% 26th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained 64.1% 2023 down 1.2% 47th
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students 95.2% 2023 up 4.7% 27th
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, female 3,825 2023 down 3.0% 47th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, US$ 694.6 millions 2023 up 2.4% 4th
Share of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, male 5,864 2023 down 34.0% 46th
Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure 94.7% 2023 up 3.5% 22nd
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education 694.6 millions 2023 down 16.9% 4th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, PPP$ 1,101 millions 2023 up 9.7% 7th
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education 1,101 millions 2023 down 16.9% 7th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified 80.5% 2023 up 0.1% 39th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 46.6% 2023 up 1.6% 51st
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 0.9% 2023 up 3.0% 51st
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 53.4% 2023 down 1.4% 46th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male 17.5% 1983 up 104.8% 14th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education 14.3% 1983 up 110.8% 17th
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female 39.5% 2023 up 28.5% 59th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 23,048 2023 up 110.3% 18th
Literacy rate of young men vs. women 99.9% 2021 down 0.0% 8th
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained 99.1% 2023 down 0.2% 31st
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 21.8% 2023 down 19.2% 48th
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 4,426 2023 down 26.4% 26th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 6,949 2023 down 11.4% 10th
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 3,208 2023 down 12.6% 10th
Youth/adult literacy rate 99.9% 2021 unchanged 4th
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate 1 2021 unchanged 14th
Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education 88.8% 2022 down 1.4% 1st
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female 1,964 2023 down 27.0% 21st
Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita 97.7% 2021 up 1.5% 21st
Literacy rates among adults 97.7% 2021 up 1.5% 21st
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 3,741 2023 down 10.3% 10th
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population 88.1% 2020 up 16.3% 21st
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, male 2,462 2023 down 25.9% 18th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 6,306 number 1984 up 139.9% 22nd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified 64.4% 2023 down 0.8% 35th
Percentage of teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education who 46.2% 2023 down 1.4% 47th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 0.8319 GPIA 2023 up 21.4% 67th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female 99.9% 2021 up 0.0% 8th
Proportion of youth and adults that did Internet banking, both sexes 73.1% 2023 up 200.8% 19th
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or 66.1% 2023 up 219.3% 15th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.4% 2023 down 68.7% 60th
Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are 44.4% 2023 down 0.8% 40th
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or 65.4% 2023 up 174.8% 37th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in 0.6% 2023 down 96.1% 50th
Proportion of youth and adults that did Internet banking, male 74.9% 2023 up 181.6% 17th