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Southeast Asia > Singapore > Education

SINGAPORE EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 2.7 % of GNI Time series [134th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 7 [39th of 100]
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [90th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 7 [44th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 269,668 Time series [94th of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.073 per capita Time series [101st of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 215,952 Time series [74th of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 58.843 per 1,000 people Time series [80th of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 92,140 Time series [48th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 25.106 per 1,000 people Time series [27th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 47.58% Time series [83rd of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 47.94% Time series [76th of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 44.28% Time series [70th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 96% Time series [35th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 97% Time series [33rd of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 96% Time series [32nd of 160]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 11.49 % Time series [64th of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 18.16 % Time series [51st of 93]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 47.6% [129th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 46.8% [124th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 63.255 [149th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 1 Time series [26th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 1.03 Time series [46th of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 0.71 Time series [64th of 139]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 90.78 % Time series [70th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 93.12 % Time series [68th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 91.99 % Time series [77th of 157]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 6.9% Time series [91st of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 3.4% Time series [101st of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 10.4% Time series [81st of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 231,400 Time series [88th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 55.29 per 1,000 people Time series [85th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 56,400 Time series [99th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 13.476 per 1,000 people Time series [101st of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 175,000 Time series [85th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 41.814 per 1,000 people Time series [76th of 138]
Library books 5,419,800 [18th of 81]
    Library books (per capita) 1,224.54 per 1,000 people [12th of 81]
Library members 1,719,600 [3rd of 68]
    Library members (per capita) 388.522 per 1,000 people [4th of 68]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 89.7% Time series [75th of 157]
Literacy > Male 96.7% Time series [52nd of 156]
Literacy > Total population 93.2% Time series [67th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 88.65 % Time series [49th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 96.57 % Time series [32nd of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 92.55 % Time series [41st of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 99.6 % Time series [21st of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.41 % Time series [23rd of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 99.5 % Time series [23rd of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 99.5% Time series [5th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 99.4% Time series [5th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 99.6% Time series [5th of 138]
Primary education, duration > years 6 years Time series [86th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 260,286 Time series [125th of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.083 per capita Time series [143rd of 193]
Primary education, teachers 9,843 Time series [98th of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 3.139 per 1,000 people Time series [153rd of 191]
Primary school girls out of school 0% [98th of 99]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 26.6 [28th of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 32.8 [25th of 131]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 3.72 % Time series [86th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 18.22 % Time series [29th of 103]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 13.3 [93rd of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 34.1 [75th of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 26.44 Time series [72nd of 159]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 25.3 [75th of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 22.2 [39th of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 71.27 Time series [64th of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 97.12 Time series [83rd of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 92.8 Time series [86th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 90.21 % Time series [62nd of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.2 % Time series [26th of 123]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 103.37 % gross Time series [56th of 176]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 101.81 % gross Time series [55th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 104.82 % gross Time series [51st of 174]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 24.13 % Time series [19th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 67.09 % gross Time series [68th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 64.51 % gross Time series [64th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 69.52 % gross Time series [55th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 24.41 % Time series [20th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 20.45 % gross Time series [56th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 17.05 % gross Time series [44th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 23.92 % gross Time series [33rd of 137]
Schools connected to the Internet > % 100 % Time series [2nd of 39]
Scientific and technical journal articles 3,122 Time series [28th of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 185,713 Time series [94th of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 59.22 per 1,000 people Time series [90th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 214,584 Time series [88th of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.068 per capita Time series [90th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 46.56 % female Time series [96th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 12,000 Time series [80th of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 3.827 per 1,000 people Time series [99th of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 54.17 % female Time series [37th of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 28,871 Time series [84th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 9.206 per 1,000 people Time series [73rd of 183]
Tertiary enrollment 33.7% [46th of 151]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 22.4 % Time series [44th of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 15.7 % Time series [46th of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 27.3 % Time series [37th of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 25 % Time series [54th of 77]
Universities > Top 100 2 [15th of 22]
    Universities > Top 100 (per $ GDP) 0.264 per $14.1 billion of GDP [2nd of 22]
    Universities > Top 100 (per capita) 0.452 per capita [3rd of 22]
Universities > Top 200 2 [23rd of 31]
    Universities > Top 200 (per $ GDP) 0.019 per $1 billion of GDP [6th of 30]
    Universities > Top 200 (per capita) 0.452 per capita [9th of 31]
Universities > Top 50 2 [8th of 12]
    Universities > Top 50 (per $ GDP) 0.264 per $14.1 billion of GDP [1st of 12]
    Universities > Top 50 (per capita) 4.519 per 10 million people [1st of 12]
Universities > Top 500 2 [30th of 38]
    Universities > Top 500 (per $ GDP) 0.019 per $1 billion of GDP [15th of 37]
    Universities > Top 500 (per capita) 0.452 per capita [18th of 38]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 1 Time series [11th of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; The Geography Zone; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; The Times, 2005; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Singapore, Republic of Singapore

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