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
177th
of 200 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 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 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 177 Benin 6 compare
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- 177 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 6 compare
- 177 Guinea 6 compare
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- 177 Haiti 6 compare
- 177 Iraq 6 compare
- 177 Jamaica 6 compare
- 177 Liberia 6 compare
- 177 Malaysia 6 compare
- 177 Rwanda 6 compare
- 177 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 6 compare
- 177 Suriname 6 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0028 units per person (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 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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