Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Singapore
Singapore: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 12.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Singapore, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 12.0% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Singapore peaked at 31.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2021.
That places Singapore 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 20.3% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 17.3% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 11.5% | 19.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More economy & growth data for Singapore
- Exports of goods and services 1.40 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 154.77 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 385.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 503.93 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 305.90 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 7.6% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 63.8% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 1.07 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 179.00 billion current LCU (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 177.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Singapore?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Singapore was 12.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2021.
- How does Singapore rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Singapore ranks 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.