Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Singapore
Singapore: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.7394 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Singapore, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Singapore is 0.7394 modelled data, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Singapore peaked at 1.5 modelled data in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7296 modelled data, in 2024.
Singapore ranks 152nd 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 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 | 1.5 modelled data | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 modelled data | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.33 modelled data | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 1 modelled data | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2 modelled data | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 1 modelled data | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9286 modelled data | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8667 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.82 modelled data | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7765 modelled data | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.746 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7296 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.7394 modelled data | +1.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.7394 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8519 modelled data, 87% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.7394 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8189 modelled data, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +50.0% | 1 modelled data | 1.5 modelled data |
| 2007 | -33.3% | 1.5 modelled data | 1 modelled data |
| 2011 | +33.3% | 1 modelled data | 1.33 modelled data |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 1.5 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 modelled data | 0.9 modelled data | 1.33 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7797 modelled data | 0.7296 modelled data | 0.8667 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 149 Republic of Moldova 0.75 modelled data compare
- 150 Dominican Republic 0.7445 modelled data compare
- 151 Mexico 0.7412 modelled data compare
- 153 Naoero 0.7366 modelled data compare
- 154 Netherlands 0.7333 modelled data compare
- 155 Brunei Darussalam 0.7197 modelled data compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Singapore?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Singapore was 0.7394 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 modelled data in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7296 modelled data in 2024.
- How does Singapore rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Singapore ranks 152nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 youth of upper 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