Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Singapore
Singapore: Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in was 49.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
49.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
48th
of 67 countries
All-time high
53.9%
in 2017
All-time low
49.6%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Singapore, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 49.8% for percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
That places Singapore 48th out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 49.9% | — |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 50.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.2% | 49.9% | 53.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 49.6% | 50.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 45 Philippines 50.7%
- 46 Mongolia 50.3%
- 47 Belarus 50.0% compare
- 49 Grenada 49.4% compare
- 50 Hong Kong, China 49.1% compare
- 51 South Africa 48.3% 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 percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Singapore?
- Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Singapore was 49.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2022.
- How does Singapore rank for percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in?
- Singapore ranks 48th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in private institutions, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release