School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Singapore
Singapore: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 23,436 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Singapore, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 23,436 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Singapore peaked at 23,436 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18,108, in 2016.
That places Singapore 138th out of 222 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.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19,475 | — |
| 2015 | 18,790 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 18,108 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 19,186 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 19,872 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 18,961 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 19,951 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 20,236 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 19,484 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 19,111 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 22,880 | +19.7% |
| 2025 | 23,436 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19,065 | 18,108 | 19,872 | 6 |
| 2020s | 20,850 | 19,111 | 23,436 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Singapore?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Singapore was 23,436 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 23,436 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,108 in 2016.
- How does Singapore rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Singapore ranks 138th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release