Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Singapore
Singapore: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 190 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
88.7%
in 2007
Years of data
11
2007–2023
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Singapore, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Singapore stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Singapore peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2007.
That places Singapore 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 88.7% | — |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +12.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.8% | 88.7% | 89.0% | 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
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Singapore?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Singapore was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2007.
- How does Singapore rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Singapore ranks 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release