Education in Singapore

1,860 indicators covering education for Singapore.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 0.2% 2023 up 1,936.7% 187th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate -4.41 % change on previous year 2017 down 7,225.8% 189th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.997 GPIA 2023 down 0.2% 106th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 8,429 1989 up 185.3% 157th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 9,429 1989 up 184.0% 155th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 336 2023 down 12.7% 150th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.2298 units per square kilometre 2023 down 9.5% 48th
Government expenditure on education, total 2.2% 2024 172nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.2382 units per square kilometre 2023 down 17.6% 62nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 1989 down 52.7% 164th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 26.65 number per square kilometre 1989 up 54.9% 9th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 99.9% 2022 up 1.3% 9th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 98.9% 2022 up 0.0% 35th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0054 units per person 2009 up 100.1% 101st
Secondary education, vocational pupils 26,832 2009 up 183.2% 100th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 13,601 2023 down 11.6% 132nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2 % change on previous year 1989 down 97.6% 77th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 18.94 units per square kilometre 2023 down 12.7% 5th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 38.33 units per square kilometre 2009 up 171.0% 2nd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 103.1% 2023 down 4.3% 53rd
Number of under-five deaths, male 70 2024 unchanged 160th
Number of under-five deaths, female 58 2024 up 1.8% 159th
Number of infant deaths, male 58 2024 up 1.8% 160th
Number of infant deaths, female 48 2024 up 4.3% 159th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 4.12 years 2023 down 3.9% 165th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 10.14 years 2023 down 1.9% 167th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 101.4% 2023 down 2.2% 65th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2009 up 28.1% 163rd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0023 number per person 2018 down 6.7% 147th
Teachers in primary education, female 13,116 number 2018 up 8.7% 118th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 165 2023 down 8.3% 143rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 171 2023 down 16.6% 147th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 18.37 number per square kilometre 2018 up 6.5% 4th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 44.3% 191st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 14,115 2023 down 25.1% 82nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 8,429 number 1989 up 185.3% 153rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 97.3% 2023 down 4.6% 12th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 101.1% 2023 down 2.2% 71st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 101.6% 2023 down 2.2% 61st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9952 GPIA 2023 down 0.1% 125th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 102.7% 2023 down 4.4% 58th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9923 GPIA 2023 down 0.1% 141st
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 103.5% 2023 down 4.3% 46th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 72.4% 1989 up 23.7% 45th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 10.12 years 2023 down 2.0% 162nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 4.29 years 2023 down 19.1% 19th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9956 GPIA 2023 down 0.2% 124th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 10.16 years 2023 down 1.8% 166th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 4.14 years 2023 down 3.8% 162nd
School life expectancy, secondary, female 4.11 years 2023 down 3.9% 165th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9935 GPIA 2023 down 0.2% 137th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 35.1% 2009 up 18.1% 141st
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 8.5% 2012 down 24.6% 1st
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.9% 2012 down 7.9% 1st
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2015 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 8.5% 2015 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.1% 2015 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2015 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd