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Combined And Gross Enrolment Ratio For Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Education, Annual

Data from Jan 1990 to Dec 2021Updated 7 months ago

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Data Last Updated: 28/12/2023

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: Total number of students enrolled in a given level of education regardless of age expressed as a percentage of population in the theoretical age group for that level of education. Refers to resident population, i.e. Singapore citizens and permanent residents. From 2005, the gross enrolment ratios include private education institutions. From 2010, the gross enrolment ratios are adjusted for residents who are based overseas and cannot be enrolled in Singapore. Year 1 Diploma courses are classified as post-secondary non-tertiary under ISCED 2011 from 2016 onwards.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M850681

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CombinedAndGrossEnrolmentRatioForPrimarySecondaryTertiaryEducationAnnual.csv (15 rows, 4.5 KB)

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Combined Gross Enrolment Ratio - All Levels (Total)118.1116.3115.9115.7114.6113.7112111108.9108.5103.8102.897.796.696.195.193.788.688.587.38787.587.186.987.686.485.282.982.580.379.879.8
Gross Enrolment Ratio - Primary Education (Total)99.9100.5100.7100.3100.6100.8100.9101.1101.3101.9101.8101.89898.198.197.498.195.795.895.695.496.696.896.496.996.797.797105.4102.6103.4102.5
Gross Enrolment Ratio - Secondary Education (Total)103103.2104.7105.8107.6107.9108.1108.1107.6107.1107106.9103102.3102.4101.710299.699.89899.698.798.6101.8107.7106.6105.1102.792.693.894.495.1
Gross Enrolment Ratio - Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary Education (Total)141.2134.2130127.6123.212394.893.287.687.578.573.574.675.471.868.763.949.550.649.347.748.244.443.236.93737.742.346.246.246.446.9
Gross Enrolment Ratio - Tertiary Education (Total)97.193.191.188.984.883.989.586.682.781.3727163.659.958.655.951.947.546.846.14545.345.443.443.241.438.634.831.828.525.623.5
Combined Gross Enrolment Ratio - All Levels (Male)116.9115114.2113.8112.6112109.8109.6107.2106.6102.1101.797.69695.995.194.389.789.888.888.489.188.688.789.488.486.984.784.281.781.181
Gross Enrolment Ratio - Primary Education (Male)100.1100.6100.7100.3100.7100.9100.9101.3101.4102102101.898.598.398.697.898.49696.295.995.897.297.396.897.397.598.497.9107103.6104.7103.6
Gross Enrolment Ratio - Secondary Education (Male)103.2103.7105.1106.3108.1108.2108.7108.3108.1107.5107.5107.5103.7102.9103102.3102.8100100.398.6100.199.699.7102.9109107.1105.4102.391.292.792.893.4
Gross Enrolment Ratio - Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary Education (Male)144.9137.6132.6128.6123.7126.291.291.283.68274.672.572.472.168.165.764.253.554.953.752.351.945.844.638.138.138.243.147.346.246.347.2
Gross Enrolment Ratio - Tertiary Education (Male)92.288.485.682.978.977.984.983.479.477.968.56862.658.958.156.452.548.848.24846.747.247.946.846.645.1413835.131.528.526.4

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Combined And Gross Enrolment Ratio For Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Education, Annual (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved May 21, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_6be0ecadd4476e09b7d17710d97b7800/view

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