Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Singapore

Singapore: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 40,303 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
40,303 number
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
138th
of 192 countries
All-time high
90,419 number
in 1994
All-time low
40,303 number
in 2018
Years of data
22
1980–2018

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Singapore, 1980–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1980199920181980: 77.3k number1981: 78.7k number1982: 78.2k number1983: 81.2k number1984: 82.8k number1985: 82.4k number1986: 87.9k number1987: 87.5k number1988: 85.9k number1989: 85.0k number1990: 82.3k number1991: 80.4k number1992: 80.3k number1993: 79.8k number1994: 90.4k number1995: 86.7k number2007: 57.9k number2008: 57.4k number2009: 57.3k number2016: 43.0k number2017: 41.8k number2018: 40.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Singapore stood at 40,303 number. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Singapore peaked at 90,419 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 40,303 number, in 2018.

That places Singapore 138th out of 192 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) in Singapore, 1980 to 2018.
Year number Change
1980 77,266 number
1981 78,684 number +1.8%
1982 78,242 number -0.6%
1983 81,157 number +3.7%
1984 82,771 number +2.0%
1985 82,372 number -0.5%
1986 87,871 number +6.7%
1987 87,475 number -0.5%
1988 85,916 number -1.8%
1989 85,009 number -1.1%
1990 82,342 number -3.1%
1991 80,417 number -2.3%
1992 80,273 number -0.2%
1993 79,756 number -0.6%
1994 90,419 number +13.4%
1995 86,738 number -4.1%
2007 57,852 number -33.3%
2008 57,442 number -0.7%
2009 57,253 number -0.3%
2016 42,977 number -24.9%
2017 41,759 number -2.8%
2018 40,303 number -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 82,676 number 77,266 number 87,871 number 10
1990s 83,324 number 79,756 number 90,419 number 6
2000s 57,516 number 57,253 number 57,852 number 3
2010s 41,680 number 40,303 number 42,977 number 3

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 135 Timor-Leste 44,265 number compare
  2. 136 North Macedonia 43,237 number compare
  3. 137 Lesotho 42,601 number compare
  4. 139 Eswatini 35,624 number compare
  5. 140 Fiji 35,410 number compare
  6. 141 Qatar 31,750 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Singapore?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Singapore was 40,303 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 90,419 number in 1994.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 40,303 number in 2018.
How does Singapore rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
Singapore ranks 138th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.