Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0305 units per person in 2017. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Singapore, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Singapore is 0.0305 units per person, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Singapore peaked at 0.0779 units per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0305 units per person, in 2017.
That places Singapore 201st out of 204 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0659 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0659 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0713 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0779 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0776 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0766 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0764 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0741 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.072 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.07 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0668 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.068 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0687 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0696 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0743 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0731 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0709 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0679 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0628 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0592 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0564 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0545 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0579 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0578 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0445 units per person | -23.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0422 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0411 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.032 units per person | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0305 units per person | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0732 units per person | 0.0659 units per person | 0.0779 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0701 units per person | 0.0668 units per person | 0.0743 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0581 units per person | 0.0545 units per person | 0.0628 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0426 units per person | 0.0411 units per person | 0.0445 units per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0312 units per person | 0.0305 units per person | 0.032 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 96,168 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Singapore?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Singapore was 0.0305 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0779 units per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0305 units per person in 2017.
- How does Singapore rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Singapore ranks 201st out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.