Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Singapore
Singapore: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 16 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
16 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 172 countries
All-time high
16 years
in 1997
All-time low
16 years
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Singapore, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Singapore stood at 16 years. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Singapore peaked at 16 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 16 years, in 1997.
Singapore ranks 161st of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Singapore, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16 years | — |
| 1998 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 161 Australia 16 years compare
- 161 Austria 16 years compare
- 161 Barbados 16 years compare
- 161 Bhutan 16 years compare
- 161 Curacao 16 years compare
- 161 Gibraltar 16 years compare
- 161 Guyana 16 years compare
- 161 Myanmar 16 years compare
- 161 Seychelles 16 years compare
- 161 Turks and Caicos Islands 16 years compare
More education data for Singapore
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0404 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 116,089 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Singapore?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Singapore was 16 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 16 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 years in 1997.
- How does Singapore rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Singapore ranks 161st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release