Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0277 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Singapore stood at 0.0277 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Singapore peaked at 0.083 units per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0277 units per person, in 2023.
Singapore ranks 203rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0719 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0737 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0814 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0801 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.081 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0827 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0804 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0798 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0791 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0777 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0756 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.073 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0744 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0746 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0773 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0829 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.083 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0813 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0783 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0724 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0684 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0651 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0621 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0616 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0605 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0506 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0478 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0465 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0319 units per person | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0305 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0295 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0288 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.029 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0306 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0296 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0277 units per person | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0789 units per person | 0.0719 units per person | 0.0827 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0778 units per person | 0.073 units per person | 0.083 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.065 units per person | 0.0605 units per person | 0.0724 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0483 units per person | 0.0465 units per person | 0.0506 units per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0302 units per person | 0.0288 units per person | 0.0319 units per person | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0292 units per person | 0.0277 units per person | 0.0306 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,429 (1989)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Singapore?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Singapore was 0.0277 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.083 units per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0277 units per person in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Singapore ranks 203rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, 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, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.