Education in Singapore

1,860 indicators covering education for Singapore.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 96,168 2023 down 24.9% 92nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 98,241 2023 down 22.9% 98th
Teachers in primary education, male 3,237 2023 up 5.4% 119th
Teachers in primary education, female 13,402 2023 up 5.8% 120th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 80.5% 2023 up 0.1% 89th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 100.2% 2023 down 0.5% 114th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.02 years 2023 down 0.5% 93rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.4% 2009 up 228.1% 92nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% 2009 up 125.0% 78th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 194,409 2023 down 23.9% 98th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 104,560 2023 down 3.7% 116th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 83,825 2023 down 9.1% 139th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 79,921 2023 down 8.0% 140th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 16,639 2023 up 5.8% 125th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.6% 2009 up 160.1% 80th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 163,746 2023 down 8.5% 139th
Enrolment in primary education, male 122,727 2023 up 1.5% 135th
Enrolment in primary education, female 116,089 2023 up 0.1% 135th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 48,107 2025 up 2.4% 142nd
School age population, upper secondary education, female 44,428 2025 up 0.8% 143rd
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92,535 2025 up 1.6% 143rd
School age population, secondary education, male 93,171 2025 up 5.0% 147th
School age population, secondary education, female 87,075 2025 up 3.8% 148th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 180,246 2025 up 4.4% 148th
School age population, tertiary education, male 193,523 2025 up 56.8% 117th
School age population, tertiary education, female 169,157 2025 up 49.3% 120th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 362,680 2025 up 53.2% 118th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 45,064 2025 up 7.9% 148th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 42,647 2025 up 7.2% 149th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 87,711 2025 up 7.5% 148th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 22,689 2025 up 15.1% 138th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 21,510 2025 up 14.7% 138th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 44,199 2025 up 14.9% 138th
School age population, primary education, male 138,104 2025 up 15.0% 135th
School age population, primary education, female 132,290 2025 up 15.0% 136th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 270,394 2025 up 15.0% 136th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 22,942 2025 up 16.4% 139th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 22,203 2025 up 17.3% 138th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 45,145 2025 up 16.8% 139th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 23,436 2025 up 24.7% 138th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 22,788 2025 up 24.7% 138th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 46,224 2025 up 24.7% 138th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 69,993 2025 up 27.3% 135th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 67,791 2025 up 28.3% 135th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 137,784 2025 up 27.8% 135th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 238,816 2023 up 0.8% 135th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 99.8% 2023 down 0.2% 18th
Secondary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 209th
Primary education, pupils 238,816 2023 up 0.8% 135th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Secondary education, pupils 163,746 2023 down 8.5% 139th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 12.2 units per square kilometre 2023 down 13.4% 5th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 100.4% 2023 down 0.5% 110th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.997 GPIA 2023 down 0.1% 106th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 100.1% 2023 down 0.6% 105th
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.03 years 2023 down 0.5% 93rd
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.01 years 2023 down 0.6% 88th