Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Singapore
Singapore: Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity was 0.5826 GPIA in 2009. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Singapore, 1970–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2009, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Singapore stood at 0.5826 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Singapore peaked at 0.6119 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0767 GPIA, in 1976.
Singapore ranks 149th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1501 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.233 GPIA | +55.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0797 GPIA | -65.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0767 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0841 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0985 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4732 GPIA | +380.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2038 GPIA | -56.9% |
| 1981 | 0.196 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2114 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2666 GPIA | +26.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3013 GPIA | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3049 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3509 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3887 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 0.356 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3722 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3697 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3643 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3782 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3706 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4699 GPIA | +26.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3996 GPIA | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6119 GPIA | +53.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5847 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5826 GPIA | -0.4% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.5826 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7529 GPIA, 77% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.5826 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.702 GPIA, 83% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +380.3% | 0.0985 GPIA | 0.4732 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1708 GPIA | 0.0767 GPIA | 0.4732 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2952 GPIA | 0.196 GPIA | 0.3887 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.392 GPIA | 0.3643 GPIA | 0.4699 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.5931 GPIA | 0.5826 GPIA | 0.6119 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.79 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Singapore?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Singapore was 0.5826 GPIA in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6119 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0767 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Singapore rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Singapore ranks 149th out of 201 countries with data for 2009.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release