Duration of compulsory education in Singapore
Singapore: Duration of compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
6
in 2000
All-time low
6
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Singapore, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Singapore stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Singapore peaked at 6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.
That places Singapore 182nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Duration of compulsory education in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11, 55% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 6 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9, 67% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 182 Benin 6 compare
- 182 Cameroon 6 compare
- 182 Comoros 6 compare
- 182 Democratic Republic of Congo 6 compare
- 182 Equatorial Guinea 6 compare
- 182 Guinea 6 compare
- 182 Guyana 6 compare
- 182 Haiti 6 compare
- 182 Iraq 6 compare
- 182 Jamaica 6 compare
- 182 Liberia 6 compare
- 182 Malaysia 6 compare
- 182 Rwanda 6 compare
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 6 compare
- 182 Suriname 6 compare
More education data for Singapore
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.79 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,601 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 336 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,429 (1989)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,429 (1989)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Singapore?
- Duration of compulsory education in Singapore was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Singapore ranks 182nd out of 205 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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