School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Singapore
Singapore: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Singapore is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Singapore peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9427 GPIA, in 1970.
Singapore ranks 129th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9427 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9427 GPIA | 0.9427 GPIA | 0.9427 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Singapore?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Singapore was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9427 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Singapore rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Singapore ranks 129th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release