Education in Singapore

1,860 indicators covering education for Singapore.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 149th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 99.0% 2020 up 0.9% 12th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 101.6% 2023 down 5.4% 21st
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 98.9% 2020 up 1.4% 11th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 99.1% 2020 up 0.5% 15th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2020 up 1.0% 16th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 82.0% 2020 up 28.7% 26th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 97.7% 2021 up 1.5% 21st
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 96.4% 2021 up 2.5% 21st
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 98.9% 2021 up 0.6% 14th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 99.9% 2021 unchanged 2nd
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.97 GPIA 2021 up 1.0% 40th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 99.9% 2021 down 0.0% 8th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2021 unchanged 23rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 5,876 2023 up 4.8% 57th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 9,472 2023 down 11.4% 71st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 2,769 2023 down 36.4% 18th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 151 2023 down 17.9% 83rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 38 2023 up 137.5% 159th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2 2023 down 60.0% 119th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 111 2023 up 82.0% 46th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 3 2023 95th
Trained teachers in primary education 98.1% 2023 down 0.9% 54th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 188th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 156th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 5,252 number 2018 up 1.7% 73rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2015 44th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 4.6% 2023 up 17.4% 160th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2015 27th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 99.9% 2021 up 0.0% 5th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2015 78th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2015 150th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 8 2023 up 166.7% 127th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 2 2023 up 100.0% 165th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2015 165th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 9.5% 2015 36th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 5.5% 2015 24th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 3.4% 2015 14th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2015 187th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 80.5% 2023 up 0.1% 89th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2015 133rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.5826 GPIA 2009 up 45.8% 149th
Share of students studying abroad 8.6% 2012 down 17.8% 65th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 190 2021 down 33.3% 55th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 283 2021 up 5.6% 55th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 473 2021 down 14.5% 56th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 40.0% 2021 down 23.1% 41st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 6 2023 down 73.9% 164th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 1 2025 unchanged 188th
End month of the academic school year 12 2025 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in primary education, female 114,062 number 2018 down 21.0% 134th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 101.1% 2023 down 3.8% 29th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 102.1% 2023 down 6.8% 17th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 0.9905 GPIA 2023 up 3.2% 143rd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2017 down 70.3% 161st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 1 2023 down 83.3% 179th
Over-age students, primary 0.5% 2017 down 67.9% 179th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 8 2023 up 100.0% 162nd
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 8 2023 down 11.1% 167th