Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Singapore
Singapore: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 4.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Singapore, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 4.8% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 347.9% on the previous year.
Singapore ranks 126th of 179 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 1.1% | 4.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 16,639 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.952 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Singapore?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Singapore was 4.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Singapore rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Singapore ranks 126th out of 179 regions with data for 2023.
- 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 Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.