Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Singapore
Singapore: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 94.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Singapore, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Singapore is 94.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
That places Singapore 28th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.6% | 96.5% | 96.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.7% | 96.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 16,639 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.952 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Singapore?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Singapore was 94.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Singapore ranks 28th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.