School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Singapore
Singapore: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.12 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Singapore stood at 10.12 years.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Singapore peaked at 10.32 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.92 years, in 1970.
That places Singapore 162nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.92 years | — |
| 2007 | 9.99 years | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 9.98 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.95 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.32 years | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 10.29 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.22 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.21 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 10.14 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 10.1 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.12 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.92 years | 8.92 years | 8.92 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.97 years | 9.95 years | 9.99 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.26 years | 10.21 years | 10.32 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.11 years | 10.09 years | 10.14 years | 4 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Singapore?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Singapore was 10.12 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 10.32 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.92 years in 1970.
- How does Singapore rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Singapore ranks 162nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release