Ministry of Education publishes annual School Life Expectancy statistics for Singapore residents, measuring expected years of schooling from age six given current enrolment rates. CSV files include overall and gender breakdowns from 2000 through 2020 in the catalog. Education economists use the indicator to compare human capital investment trends while noting exclusions for pre-school and inclusion of private institutions from 2005. The metric summarises lifelong enrolment exposure for Singapore’s resident population.
School Life Expectancy is the number of years of education that a 6 year old child can expect to enrol in over his/her lifetime, given the current enrolment rates. It is calculated by taking the sum of enrolment rates across each single year of age starting at age six. Notes: 1) Figures refer to resident population, i.e. Singapore citizens and permanent residents and exclude enrolment in pre-school. 2) Figures from 2005 include private educational institutions.
Ministry of Education annual school life expectancy for Singapore residents by gender from 2000 through 2020—the expected years of enrolment from age six given current rates, excluding pre-school and, from 2005, including private institutions. Education researchers compare schooling duration trends for citizens and permanent residents.
Ministry of Education annual CSV of school life expectancy for Singapore’s resident population from 2000 through 2020—the expected years of education a six-year-old will enrol in over a lifetime given current enrolment rates, excluding pre-school. From 2005, figures include private educational institutions. Education planners monitor long-run schooling participation.