Singapore - Secondary education

Secondary education, duration (years)

Secondary education, duration (years) in Singapore was 4.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 7.00 in 1991, while its lowest value was 4.00 in 1998.

Definition: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1991 7.00
1998 4.00
1999 4.00
2000 4.00
2001 4.00
2002 4.00
2003 4.00
2004 4.00
2005 4.00
2006 4.00
2007 4.00
2008 4.00
2009 4.00
2010 4.00
2011 4.00

Secondary education, pupils

Definition: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1991 214,584
2007 232,100
2008 231,144
2009 232,003

Secondary education, pupils (% female)

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in Singapore was 48.18 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 50.36 in 1979, while its lowest value was 46.40 in 1992.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 47.61
1971 48.07
1974 49.18
1975 49.07
1976 48.51
1977 49.45
1978 49.78
1979 50.36
1980 48.92
1981 48.54
1982 47.98
1983 47.96
1984 48.31
1985 47.82
1986 47.67
1987 47.21
1988 46.78
1989 46.71
1990 46.71
1991 46.56
1992 46.40
1993 46.77
1994 47.94
2007 48.19
2008 48.17
2009 48.18

Secondary education, general pupils

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2007 204,269
2008 204,146
2009 205,171

Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in Singapore was 49.88 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 50.09 in 1990, while its lowest value was 49.06 in 1994.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1990 50.09
1991 50.06
1992 49.76
1993 49.84
1994 49.06
2007 49.82
2008 49.89
2009 49.88

Secondary education, vocational pupils

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2007 27,831
2008 26,998
2009 26,832

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in Singapore was 35.13 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.28 in 2007, while its lowest value was 24.09 in 1991.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1990 24.47
1991 24.09
1992 24.66
1993 24.57
2007 36.28
2008 35.21
2009 35.13

Secondary education, teachers

The value for Secondary education, teachers in Singapore was 15,560 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,560 in 2009 and a minimum value of 7,505 in 1972.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 7,513
1971 7,906
1972 7,505
1973 7,881
1974 7,894
1975 7,951
1976 7,993
1977 8,025
1978 8,050
1979 8,563
1995 11,159
1996 11,566
2007 13,686
2008 14,128
2009 15,560

Secondary education, teachers, female

The value for Secondary education, teachers, female in Singapore was 10,251 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,251 in 2009 and a minimum value of 3,061 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 3,061
1971 3,246
1972 3,086
1973 3,258
1974 3,421
1975 3,461
1976 3,560
1977 3,686
1978 3,822
1979 4,226
1995 6,486
2007 8,981
2008 9,402
2009 10,251

Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Singapore was 65.88 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 66.55 in 2008, while its lowest value was 40.74 in 1970.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 40.74
1971 41.06
1972 41.12
1973 41.34
1974 43.34
1975 43.53
1976 44.54
1977 45.93
1978 47.48
1979 49.35
1995 58.12
2007 65.62
2008 66.55
2009 65.88

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes