North America vs Singapore: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- North America
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 100.0% against 99.6% in North America, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 43 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 92.9% | 7.1% | North America |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 90.2% | 9.8% | North America |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 89.6% | 10.4% | North America |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 88.3% | 11.4% | North America |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 100.0% | 0.5% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, North America or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 100.0% against 99.6% in North America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between North America and Singapore?
- 0.4%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Singapore?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do North America and Singapore rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- North America ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.