Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Singapore
Singapore: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 100.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Singapore, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Singapore stood at 100.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
That places Singapore 114th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.6% | 100.3% | 100.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 100.1% | 99.6% | 100.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 16,639 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.952 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Singapore?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Singapore was 100.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 100.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 2022.
- How does Singapore rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Singapore ranks 114th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.