School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Singapore
Singapore: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 362,680 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Singapore, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Singapore stood at 362,680.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Singapore peaked at 398,573 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 199,827, in 2023.
That places Singapore 118th out of 221 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, tertiary education, both sexes in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 243,952 | — |
| 2015 | 236,768 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 232,455 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 229,518 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 222,809 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 217,293 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 213,598 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 210,059 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 202,551 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 199,827 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 398,573 | +99.5% |
| 2025 | 362,680 | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 230,466 | 217,293 | 243,952 | 6 |
| 2020s | 264,548 | 199,827 | 398,573 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Singapore?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Singapore was 362,680 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 398,573 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 199,827 in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Singapore ranks 118th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release