Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Singapore
Singapore: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 14 years in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
14 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 209 countries
All-time high
16 years
in 1970
All-time low
14 years
in 1997
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Singapore, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 14 years for official entrance age to upper secondary education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Singapore peaked at 16 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 14 years, in 1997.
Singapore ranks 174th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Singapore, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16 years | — |
| 1971 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14 years | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4 years | 14 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 174 Aruba 14 years compare
- 174 Austria 14 years compare
- 174 Bahamas 14 years compare
- 174 Bangladesh 14 years compare
- 174 Barbados 14 years compare
- 174 Belgium 14 years compare
- 174 Bermuda 14 years compare
- 174 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14 years compare
- 174 Brunei Darussalam 14 years compare
- 174 Cayman Islands 14 years compare
- 174 Chile 14 years compare
- 174 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14 years compare
- 174 Curacao 14 years compare
- 174 Dominican Republic 14 years compare
- 174 Eritrea 14 years compare
- 174 India 14 years compare
- 174 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14 years compare
- 174 Italy 14 years compare
- 174 Kenya 14 years compare
- 174 Malta 14 years compare
- 174 Mauritius 14 years compare
- 174 Micronesia, Federated States of 14 years compare
- 174 Myanmar 14 years compare
- 174 Palau 14 years compare
- 174 San Marino 14 years compare
- 174 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 14 years compare
- 174 Somalia 14 years compare
- 174 South Sudan 14 years compare
- 174 Sri Lanka 14 years compare
- 174 Türkiye 14 years compare
- 174 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14 years compare
More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,825 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,560 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 194,409 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Singapore?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Singapore was 14 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 16 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 years in 1997.
- How does Singapore rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Singapore ranks 174th out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter upper 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.