School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Singapore
Singapore: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 44,199 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Singapore, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 44,199 for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Singapore peaked at 44,372 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37,405, in 2022.
Singapore ranks 138th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 40,408 | — |
| 2015 | 38,463 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 38,913 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 39,231 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 39,659 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 41,154 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 39,746 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 39,249 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 37,405 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 39,671 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 44,372 | +11.8% |
| 2025 | 44,199 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39,638 | 38,463 | 41,154 | 6 |
| 2020s | 40,774 | 37,405 | 44,372 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Singapore?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Singapore was 44,199 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 44,372 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,405 in 2022.
- How does Singapore rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Singapore ranks 138th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release