Duration of compulsory education in Singapore
Singapore: Duration of compulsory education was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 200 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 2000
All-time low
6 years
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Singapore, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 6 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Singapore peaked at 6 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2000.
That places Singapore 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 177 Benin 6 years compare
- 177 Cameroon 6 years compare
- 177 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6 years compare
- 177 Comoros 6 years compare
- 177 Guinea 6 years compare
- 177 Equatorial Guinea 6 years compare
- 177 Guyana 6 years compare
- 177 Haiti 6 years compare
- 177 Iraq 6 years compare
- 177 Jamaica 6 years compare
- 177 Liberia 6 years compare
- 177 Malaysia 6 years compare
- 177 Rwanda 6 years compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 6 years compare
- 177 Suriname 6 years compare
More education data for Singapore
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Singapore?
- Duration of compulsory education in Singapore was 6 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Singapore ranks 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release