Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Singapore
Singapore: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.5826 GPIA in 2009. ▲ Rising
Latest (2009)
0.5826 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
148th
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.6119 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.0767 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
26
1970–2009
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 148th of 198 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 in secondary education enrolled in vocational 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% |
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
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 116,089 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0196 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 122,727 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0207 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.917 % change on previous year (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 148th out of 198 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