School enrollment, secondary, private in Singapore
Singapore: School enrollment, secondary, private was 5.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, secondary, private in Singapore, 2007–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, private in Singapore is 5.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Singapore peaked at 6.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2016.
Singapore ranks 133rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.9% | — |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -33.6% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 116,089 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0196 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 122,727 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0207 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.917 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Singapore?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Singapore was 5.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2016.
- How does Singapore rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Singapore ranks 133rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.