Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Singapore
Singapore: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 0.8948 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.8948 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
84th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.9162 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.8948 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Singapore, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Singapore is 0.8948 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
That places Singapore 84th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.895 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 0.9111 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9067 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8974 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9046 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9162 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9019 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8948 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9026 GPIA | 0.895 GPIA | 0.9111 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9044 GPIA | 0.8948 GPIA | 0.9162 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,601 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 336 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,429 (1989)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Singapore?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Singapore was 0.8948 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9162 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8948 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Singapore ranks 84th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release