School life expectancy, primary, male in Singapore
Singapore: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.03 years in 2023. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Singapore, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Singapore is 6.03 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Singapore peaked at 6.96 years in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5.91 years, in 1994.
That places Singapore 89th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.45 years | 6.34 years | 6.56 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.71 years | 6.44 years | 6.96 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.91 years | 5.91 years | 5.91 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.09 years | 6.07 years | 6.11 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.04 years | 6.02 years | 6.05 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.01 years | 5.97 years | 6.03 years | 4 |
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More education data for Singapore
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0028 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Singapore?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Singapore was 6.03 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 6.96 years in 1984.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.91 years in 1994.
- How does Singapore rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Singapore ranks 89th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release