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 2019. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Singapore, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 16 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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.
That places Singapore 159th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 116,089 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0196 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 122,727 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0207 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.917 % change on previous year (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 2019, 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 159th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- 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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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.