School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Singapore
Singapore: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 87,711 in 2025. ▬ Flat
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Singapore, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 87,711 for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Singapore peaked at 87,711 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 76,801, in 2023.
Singapore ranks 148th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 86,946 | — |
| 2015 | 81,557 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 79,028 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 77,532 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 78,303 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 79,117 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 81,154 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 81,923 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 79,662 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 76,801 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 87,389 | +13.8% |
| 2025 | 87,711 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80,414 | 77,532 | 86,946 | 6 |
| 2020s | 82,440 | 76,801 | 87,711 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 145 Albania 106,980 compare
- 146 Puerto Rico 96,467 compare
- 147 Timor-Leste 90,189 compare
- 149 North Macedonia 87,335 compare
- 150 Qatar 80,688 compare
- 151 Eswatini 79,417 compare
More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,825 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,560 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 194,409 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Singapore?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Singapore was 87,711 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 87,711 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,801 in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Singapore ranks 148th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release