Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Singapore

Singapore: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre was 240.62 units per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
240.62 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
4th
of 203 countries
All-time high
303.97 units per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
204.15 units per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
29
1970–2017

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Singapore, 1970–2017

01002003001970199320171970: 204.2 units per square kilometre1971: 207.8 units per square kilometre1973: 233.5 units per square kilometre1975: 263 units per square kilometre1976: 265.7 units per square kilometre1977: 265.9 units per square kilometre1978: 268.4 units per square kilometre1979: 263.5 units per square kilometre1980: 259.2 units per square kilometre1981: 264.5 units per square kilometre1982: 263.9 units per square kilometre1983: 272.2 units per square kilometre1984: 280.2 units per square kilometre1985: 284.1 units per square kilometre1986: 303.1 units per square kilometre1987: 302.8 units per square kilometre1988: 301.1 units per square kilometre1989: 297.1 units per square kilometre1990: 285.8 units per square kilometre1991: 277.2 units per square kilometre1992: 271.9 units per square kilometre1993: 269.7 units per square kilometre1994: 295.5 units per square kilometre1995: 304 units per square kilometre2007: 293.9 units per square kilometre2008: 291.6 units per square kilometre2009: 293.1 units per square kilometre2016: 252.8 units per square kilometre2017: 240.6 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 240.62 units per square kilometre for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Singapore peaked at 303.97 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 204.15 units per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Singapore 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Singapore, 1970 to 2017.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1970 204.15 units per square kilometre
1971 207.84 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1973 233.49 units per square kilometre +12.3%
1975 263.02 units per square kilometre +12.6%
1976 265.66 units per square kilometre +1.0%
1977 265.95 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1978 268.38 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1979 263.46 units per square kilometre -1.8%
1980 259.24 units per square kilometre -1.6%
1981 264.53 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1982 263.95 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1983 272.15 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1984 280.25 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1985 284.07 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1986 303.12 units per square kilometre +6.7%
1987 302.77 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1988 301.13 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1989 297.13 units per square kilometre -1.3%
1990 285.76 units per square kilometre -3.8%
1991 277.18 units per square kilometre -3.0%
1992 271.86 units per square kilometre -1.9%
1993 269.75 units per square kilometre -0.8%
1994 295.49 units per square kilometre +9.5%
1995 303.97 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2007 293.91 units per square kilometre -3.3%
2008 291.64 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2009 293.1 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2016 252.79 units per square kilometre -13.8%
2017 240.62 units per square kilometre -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 246.49 units per square kilometre 204.15 units per square kilometre 268.38 units per square kilometre 8
1980s 282.83 units per square kilometre 259.24 units per square kilometre 303.12 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 284 units per square kilometre 269.75 units per square kilometre 303.97 units per square kilometre 6
2000s 292.88 units per square kilometre 291.64 units per square kilometre 293.91 units per square kilometre 3
2010s 246.7 units per square kilometre 240.62 units per square kilometre 252.79 units per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 1 Monaco 1,517 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Macao 780.3 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Hong Kong 325.32 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 5 Gibraltar 221.2 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 6 Palestine, State of 126.18 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 7 Bahrain 118.87 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Singapore?
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Singapore was 240.62 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 303.97 units per square kilometre in 1995.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 204.15 units per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Singapore rank for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Singapore ranks 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.