Key statistics
| Government budget for education | SGD 11.6bn (2013) |
| Ratio of students to teaching staff (Primary) | 21.4 pupils (2009) |
| Ratio of students to teaching staff (Secondary) | 17.9 pupils (2009) |
| Enrollment ratio, aged 6-20 years | 87.4% (2004) |
| Literacy rate (aged 15 years and above) | 94.6% (2004) |
| Mean years of schooling (aged 25 years and above) | 8.8 years (2004) |
Education qualification of population
| Total | 2,779,524 | 100.0% | 360.0° |
| No qualification | 424,443 | 15.27% | 54.97° |
| Primary - PSLE | 193,181 | 6.95% | 25.02° |
| Lower secondary - Sec 1-3 | 282,523 | 10.16% | 36.59° |
| Secondary - 'N' & 'O' levels | 526,359 | 18.94% | 68.17° |
| Junior College(Upper Secondary) - 'A' level, Nitec & Higher Nitec | 307,562 | 11.07% | 39.83° |
| Polytechnic and Arts Institution - Diploma | 250,213 | 9.00% | 32.41° |
| Other Diploma | 161,144 | 5.80% | 20.87° |
| University - Degree, Masters & PhD | 634,098 | 22.81% | 82.13° |
Schools and Enrollment
| Kindergarten | 502 (2012) | |
| Primary | Government | 141 |
| Government-aided | 46 | |
| Secondary | Government | 120 |
| Government-aided | 28 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
| Specialised | 2 | |
| Mixed Level | Government | 5 |
| Autonomous | 3 | |
| Independent | 5 | |
| Junior College Centralised Institute |
Government | 9 |
| Government-Aided | 4 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
| Primary | 256,801 | 13,308 |
| Secondary | 196,220 | 12,183 |
| Mixed Level[c] | 37,225 | 2572 |
| Junior College Centralised Institute |
20,468 | 1,789 |