Education in Singapore 1,860 indicators covering education for Singapore. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 11.99 years 2023 up 7.5% 42nd Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 91.6% 2023 down 5.9% 17th Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 45.0% 192nd Average years of schooling, males vs. females 12.33 years 2023 up 5.8% 38th Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 35.3% 160th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0 units per person 2023 down 13.1% 166th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0 units per person 2023 down 21.0% 166th Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 16.64 years 2023 down 2.6% 24th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 42.5% 172nd Primary completion rate, male 97.0% 2023 down 3.4% 70th Primary completion rate, female 96.7% 2023 down 2.5% 77th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 47.7% 173rd Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 41.4% 159th Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0023 units per person 2023 down 16.2% 181st Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 18.94 units per square kilometre 2023 down 12.7% 5th Duration of compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 182nd Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 17th Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0305 units per person 2017 down 31.4% 201st Secondary education, general pupils 171,319 2017 down 16.1% 134th Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 44.5% 195th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,858 number 1989 up 54.9% 152nd Lower secondary completion rate, total 101.6% 2023 down 5.4% 17th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 18.67 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.5% 4th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 12.58 units per square kilometre 1989 up 185.3% 11th Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 4.51 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.1% 4th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 14.07 units per square kilometre 1989 up 184.0% 9th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.468 units per square kilometre 2023 down 13.8% 53rd Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 240.62 units per square kilometre 2017 down 18.1% 4th Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate -3.41 % change on previous year 2023 down 153.1% 158th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 2.51 % change on previous year 2023 down 77.8% 94th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 26,832 2009 up 183.2% 100th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 99.4% 2022 up 0.7% 18th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 136.83 units per square kilometre 2023 down 24.1% 4th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 133.94 units per square kilometre 2023 down 26.1% 3rd Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 down 56.0% 195th Government expenditure on education, total 12.0% 2025 down 32.2% 111th Secondary education, general pupils 48.6% 2017 down 2.5% 157th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,116 number 2018 up 8.7% 118th Lower secondary completion rate, female 101.1% 2023 down 3.8% 25th Lower secondary completion rate, male 102.1% 2023 down 6.8% 14th Children out of school 0.2% 2023 up 1,936.7% 180th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 17,858 number 1989 up 54.9% 152nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0061 number per person 1989 up 26.0% 185th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 22,855 2025 up 11.0% 138th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 21,606 2025 up 8.9% 138th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 44,461 2025 up 9.9% 138th Start of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 34th Theoretical duration of secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 221st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 167th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 14 years 2025 unchanged 184th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 205th Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Start of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd ← Previous Page 4 of 31 Next →