Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Singapore
Singapore: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.8 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Singapore, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Singapore stood at 0.8 modelled data.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Singapore peaked at 1.5 modelled data in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7746 modelled data, in 2022.
Singapore ranks 143rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Singapore, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5 modelled data | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 1 modelled data | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.25 modelled data | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 1 modelled data | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 1.12 modelled data | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 1.09 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9444 modelled data | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8788 modelled data | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8113 modelled data | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7746 modelled data | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7816 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7925 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8 modelled data | +1.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.8 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 modelled data, 80% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.8 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7778 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +50.0% | 1 modelled data | 1.5 modelled data |
| 2012 | -33.3% | 1.5 modelled data | 1 modelled data |
| 2015 | +25.0% | 1 modelled data | 1.25 modelled data |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 modelled data | 0.9444 modelled data | 1.5 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8065 modelled data | 0.7746 modelled data | 0.8788 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,601 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 336 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,429 (1989)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,429 (1989)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Singapore?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Singapore was 0.8 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 modelled data in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7746 modelled data in 2022.
- How does Singapore rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Singapore ranks 143rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release