Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Singapore
Singapore: Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty was 16.74 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Singapore, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Singapore is 16.74 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Singapore peaked at 17.8 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.41 years, in 1990.
That places Singapore 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Singapore, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.41 years | — |
| 1991 | 16.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 16.48 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 16.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 16.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 16.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 16.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 16.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 16.72 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 16.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 16.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 16.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 16.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 16.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 16.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 17 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 17.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 17.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.61 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 17.8 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.63 years | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 17.47 years | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 17.3 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 17.14 years | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 16.97 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 16.8 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 16.64 years | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 16.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.74 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 16.74 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 16.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 16.74 years | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 16.74 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.58 years | 16.41 years | 16.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.09 years | 16.8 years | 17.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.01 years | 16.64 years | 17.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.79 years | 16.74 years | 16.9 years | 4 |
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More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,402 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,237 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 98,241 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 96,168 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Singapore?
- Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Singapore was 16.74 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.41 years in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Singapore ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.