Singapore's adult literacy rose from 82.9 % in 1980 to 97.7 % in 2021.
Singapore's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 100.8 % in 2016 to 100.2 % in 2023.
Singapore · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
7th of 48 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific*
Singapore's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 96.3 % in 1980 to 99.9 % in 2021.
Singapore's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) fell from 107.7 % in 2016 to 103.1 % in 2023.
Singapore's tertiary enrolment rose from 93.3 % in 2010 to 97.3 % in 2023.
Singapore's children out of school, primary rose from 24.4 in 2016 to 504 in 2023.
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- Primary completion ratedown −2.8 pts62nd of 137
- Tertiary attainmentup +0.1 pts27th of 111*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +0.7 pts38th of 117*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs29th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.5 yrs7th of 145
- Learning povertyup +0.6 pts3rd of 53
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- Education spendingup +0.1 pts38th of 40
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.9 pts32nd of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −2.4 %47th of 135
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