Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Singapore
Singapore: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 11.48 in 2017. βΌ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Singapore, 1970β2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Singapore recorded 11.48 for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Singapore peaked at 23.74 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 11.48, in 2017.
That places Singapore 128th out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.25 | 19.7 | 23.74 | 9 |
| 1990s | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.03 | 16.15 | 17.77 | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.56 | 11.48 | 11.65 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 16,639 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 0.952 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Singapore?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Singapore was 11.48 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 23.74 in 1976.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.48 in 2017.
- How does Singapore rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Singapore ranks 128th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.