Population of compulsory school age, female in Singapore
Singapore: Population of compulsory school age, female was 132,290 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Singapore, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 132,290 for population of compulsory school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Singapore peaked at 132,290 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 112,878, in 2020.
That places Singapore 140th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 115,697 | — |
| 2015 | 115,078 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 115,174 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 114,041 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 113,806 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 113,873 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 112,878 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 114,430 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 115,159 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 115,982 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 131,407 | +13.3% |
| 2025 | 132,290 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 114,612 | 113,806 | 115,697 | 6 |
| 2020s | 120,358 | 112,878 | 132,290 | 6 |
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More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,402 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,237 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 98,241 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 96,168 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Singapore?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Singapore was 132,290 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 132,290 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,878 in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Singapore ranks 140th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release