School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Singapore
Singapore: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 137,784 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Singapore, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Singapore is 137,784, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Singapore peaked at 137,784 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 107,818, in 2015.
That places Singapore 135th 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 108,412 | — |
| 2015 | 107,818 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 109,199 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 110,927 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 112,587 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 112,963 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 113,762 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 113,136 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 111,169 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 110,417 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 137,054 | +24.1% |
| 2025 | 137,784 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 110,318 | 107,818 | 112,963 | 6 |
| 2020s | 120,554 | 110,417 | 137,784 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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 school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Singapore?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Singapore was 137,784 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 137,784 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 107,818 in 2015.
- How does Singapore rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Singapore ranks 135th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release