Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Singapore
Singapore: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 99.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
18th
of 209 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
99.1%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Singapore, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Singapore stood at 99.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
That places Singapore 18th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 100.0% | — |
| 2017 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 99.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.2%, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 99.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.1% | 99.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 15 Switzerland 99.9% compare
- 16 Peru 99.8% compare
- 17 France 99.8% compare
- 19 Montenegro 99.8% compare
- 20 Luxembourg 99.7% compare
- 21 Haiti 99.7%
More education data for Singapore
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Singapore?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Singapore was 99.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1% in 2022.
- How does Singapore rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Singapore ranks 18th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.