Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Singapore
Singapore: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 217 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
80.9%
in 1991
Years of data
34
1970–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 100.0% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Singapore peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 1991.
That places Singapore 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 86.1% | — |
| 1971 | 83.2% | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 92.9% | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 88.8% | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 91.4% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 92.4% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 91.3% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 87.9% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 86.4% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 88.0% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 83.3% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 81.7% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 81.3% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 82.8% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 92.0% | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 93.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.4% | 83.2% | 92.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 85.3% | 81.3% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.3% | 80.9% | 93.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 85.3% | 85.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Singapore?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Singapore was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 1991.
- How does Singapore rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Singapore ranks 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release