Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Singapore
Singapore: Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ was 20,236 in 2023. β² Rising
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Singapore, 2008β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 20,236 for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Singapore peaked at 31,248 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20,236, in 2023.
Singapore ranks 13th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,711 | 21,809 | 23,614 | 2 |
| 2010s | 26,259 | 22,714 | 31,248 | 7 |
| 2020s | 24,354 | 20,236 | 27,946 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 10 Sweden 22,500 compare
- 11 Seychelles 21,359 compare
- 12 United States 21,328 compare
- 14 United Kingdom 20,161 compare
- 15 Malta 20,148 compare
- 16 Macau (China) 19,470 compare
More education data for Singapore
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0028 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Singapore?
- Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Singapore was 20,236 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 31,248 in 2018.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,236 in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$?
- Singapore ranks 13th out of 119 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release