Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Singapore, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.2% for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 77.3% on the previous year and up 1,936.7% over ten years.
That places Singapore 187th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +196.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +563.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -50.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +459.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +43.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -77.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 184 Germany 0.3% compare
- 185 Luxembourg 0.3% compare
- 186 Montenegro 0.2% compare
- 188 France 0.2% compare
- 189 Peru 0.2%
- 190 Switzerland 0.1% compare
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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Singapore?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Singapore was 0.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Singapore rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Singapore ranks 187th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,936.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.