Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore
Singapore: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.997 index in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.997 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore peaked at 1 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9524 index, in 1984.
That places Singapore 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9581 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.9665 index | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9672 index | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9674 index | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9651 index | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9626 index | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9625 index | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9577 index | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9651 index | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9734 index | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9729 index | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.96 index | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9524 index | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9732 index | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9796 index | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9876 index | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9896 index | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9901 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9986 index | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9991 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9994 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9995 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9964 index | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.997 index | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9646 index | 0.9577 index | 0.9734 index | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9646 index | 0.9524 index | 0.9732 index | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9796 index | 0.9796 index | 0.9796 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9891 index | 0.9876 index | 0.9901 index | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9993 index | 0.9986 index | 1 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9982 index | 0.9964 index | 1 index | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore was 0.997 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9524 index in 1984.
- How does Singapore rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Singapore ranks 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.