Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Singapore
Singapore: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.9365 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Singapore, 2009–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.9365 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Singapore peaked at 1.5 modelled data in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9167 modelled data, in 2020.
Singapore ranks 110th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Singapore, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 modelled data | — |
| 2010 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 modelled data | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 1 modelled data | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2 modelled data | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 1.14 modelled data | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1 modelled data | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9444 modelled data | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9167 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9333 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9459 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9348 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9444 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9365 modelled data | -0.8% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.9365 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9774 modelled data, 96% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.9365 modelled data is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8793 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +50.0% | 1 modelled data | 1.5 modelled data |
| 2013 | -33.3% | 1.5 modelled data | 1 modelled data |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.08 modelled data | 0.9444 modelled data | 1.5 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9353 modelled data | 0.9167 modelled data | 0.9459 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Singapore?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Singapore was 0.9365 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 modelled data in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9167 modelled data in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Singapore ranks 110th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 children of primary 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