School age population, primary education, male in Singapore
Singapore: School age population, primary education, male was 138,104 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Singapore, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 138,104 for school age population, primary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Singapore peaked at 138,104 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 118,691, in 2020.
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, primary education, male in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 120,445 | — |
| 2015 | 120,085 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 119,951 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 119,150 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 119,137 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 119,458 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 118,691 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 120,104 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 121,355 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 122,250 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 137,701 | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 138,104 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 119,704 | 119,137 | 120,445 | 6 |
| 2020s | 126,368 | 118,691 | 138,104 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Singapore?
- School age population, primary education, male in Singapore was 138,104 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 138,104 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 118,691 in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Singapore ranks 135th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release