Education spending in Singapore
Government spending on education in Singapore was equal to 2.2% of GDP in 2024.
Singapore, 2024
2.2%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Singapore over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.2% | – |
| 2023 | 2.1% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 2.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.0%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
More for Singapore
All statistics for Singapore
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
97.3%
2023 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
100.2%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
6.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
0.2%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
0.4%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
0.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS