School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Singapore
Singapore: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9956 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9956 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
124th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.964 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
12
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.9956 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Singapore peaked at 1 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.964 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Singapore 124th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.964 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9944 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9989 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9972 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9964 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9965 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9969 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9962 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9967 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9981 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9956 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.964 GPIA | 0.964 GPIA | 0.964 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.998 GPIA | 0.9944 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9967 GPIA | 0.9964 GPIA | 0.9972 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9966 GPIA | 0.9956 GPIA | 0.9981 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 121 South Africa 0.9966 GPIA compare
- 122 Palau 0.9958 GPIA compare
- 123 Republic of Korea 0.9956 GPIA compare
- 125 Suriname 0.9955 GPIA compare
- 126 British Virgin Islands 0.9951 GPIA compare
- 127 Namibia 0.995 GPIA compare
More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,825 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,560 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 194,409 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,402 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,237 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 98,241 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.71 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Singapore?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Singapore was 0.9956 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.964 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Singapore rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Singapore ranks 124th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release