School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Singapore
Singapore: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 16.89 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Singapore peaked at 17.03 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.11 years, in 1970.
That places Singapore 36th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.11 years | — |
| 2007 | 13.76 years | +50.9% |
| 2008 | 13.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.79 years | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 16.87 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.92 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.92 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 16.89 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 16.89 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.11 years | 9.11 years | 9.11 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.82 years | 13.76 years | 13.87 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.88 years | 16.79 years | 16.93 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 16.93 years | 16.89 years | 17.03 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Singapore?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Singapore was 16.89 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 17.03 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.11 years in 1970.
- How does Singapore rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Singapore ranks 36th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release