School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Singapore
Singapore: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 4.12 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Singapore is 4.12 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Singapore peaked at 4.29 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.77 years, in 1970.
That places Singapore 165th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Singapore, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.77 years | — |
| 2007 | 3.98 years | +44.0% |
| 2008 | 3.9 years | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.88 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.29 years | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 4.27 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.22 years | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.18 years | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.13 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.13 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.13 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.12 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.77 years | 2.77 years | 2.77 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.92 years | 3.88 years | 3.98 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.24 years | 4.18 years | 4.29 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.13 years | 4.12 years | 4.13 years | 4 |
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More education data for Singapore
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Singapore?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Singapore was 4.12 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 4.29 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 years in 1970.
- How does Singapore rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Singapore ranks 165th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release