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Statistics on education, language spoken and literacy are compiled by the Ministry of Education, Singapore Department of Statistics and the various institutions of higher learning.
Literacy Rate (among residents aged 15 yrs & over)
% with Post-Secondary Qualifications (among residents aged 25 years & over) 4/
Mean Years of Schooling (among residents aged 25 years & over) 4/
na not available or not applicable 1 Refers to % change in latest period over the same period in the previous year. 2 Refers to % change in the previous period over the same period in the previous year. 3 Refers to the resident population. 4 Refers to residents who are not attending educational institutions as full-time students. The data include those who are upgrading their qualifications through part-time courses while working. 5 Refers to graduates from university first degree courses from National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Management University (SMU), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). 6 Refers to graduates from polytechnic diploma courses from Singapore Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic, Nanyang Polytechnic and Republic Polytechnic.
Literacy
Enrolment
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Graduates
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Highest Qualification Attained
Mean Years of Schooling
Training
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Students and Teachers
Government Expenditure on Education