Compulsory education, duration in Singapore
Singapore: Compulsory education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Singapore, 2000–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 6 years for compulsory education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Singapore peaked at 6 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2000.
That places Singapore 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for Singapore
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 16,639 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.4% (2023)
- Labor force, total 3.76 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Singapore?
- Compulsory education, duration in Singapore was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Singapore ranks 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.