Singapore - Primary education
Primary education, duration (years)
Primary education, duration (years) in Singapore was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.
Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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Year | Value |
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1970 | 6.00 |
1971 | 6.00 |
1972 | 6.00 |
1973 | 6.00 |
1974 | 6.00 |
1975 | 6.00 |
1976 | 6.00 |
1977 | 6.00 |
1978 | 6.00 |
1979 | 6.00 |
1980 | 6.00 |
1981 | 6.00 |
1982 | 6.00 |
1983 | 6.00 |
1984 | 6.00 |
1985 | 6.00 |
1986 | 6.00 |
1987 | 6.00 |
1988 | 6.00 |
1989 | 6.00 |
1990 | 6.00 |
1991 | 6.00 |
1992 | 6.00 |
1993 | 6.00 |
1994 | 6.00 |
1995 | 6.00 |
1996 | 6.00 |
1997 | 6.00 |
1998 | 6.00 |
1999 | 6.00 |
2000 | 6.00 |
2001 | 6.00 |
2002 | 6.00 |
2003 | 6.00 |
2004 | 6.00 |
2005 | 6.00 |
2006 | 6.00 |
2007 | 6.00 |
2008 | 6.00 |
2009 | 6.00 |
2010 | 6.00 |
2011 | 6.00 |
2012 | 6.00 |
2013 | 6.00 |
2014 | 6.00 |
2015 | 6.00 |
2016 | 6.00 |
2017 | 6.00 |
2018 | 6.00 |
2019 | 6.00 |
2020 | 6.00 |
2021 | 6.00 |
Primary education, pupils
The value for Primary education, pupils in Singapore was 234,947 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 363,518 in 1970 and a minimum value of 233,553 in 2018.
Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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Year | Value |
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1970 | 363,518 |
1971 | 357,936 |
1972 | 354,748 |
1973 | 345,284 |
1974 | 337,816 |
1975 | 328,401 |
1976 | 316,265 |
1977 | 306,349 |
1978 | 297,102 |
1979 | 290,859 |
1980 | 291,722 |
1981 | 285,179 |
1982 | 286,780 |
1983 | 290,800 |
1984 | 288,623 |
1985 | 278,060 |
1986 | 268,820 |
1987 | 261,603 |
1988 | 259,270 |
1989 | 257,833 |
1990 | 257,932 |
1991 | 260,286 |
1992 | 262,599 |
1993 | 261,534 |
1994 | 251,097 |
1995 | 261,648 |
1996 | 269,668 |
2007 | 301,101 |
2008 | 299,704 |
2009 | 294,602 |
2016 | 236,943 |
2017 | 234,653 |
2018 | 233,553 |
2019 | 234,947 |
Primary education, pupils (% female)
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Singapore was 48.88 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 48.95 in 2016, while its lowest value was 46.68 in 1970.
Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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Year | Value |
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1970 | 46.68 |
1971 | 46.90 |
1972 | 47.01 |
1973 | 47.13 |
1974 | 47.17 |
1975 | 47.20 |
1976 | 47.30 |
1977 | 47.23 |
1978 | 47.50 |
1979 | 47.75 |
1980 | 47.74 |
1981 | 47.69 |
1982 | 47.43 |
1983 | 47.22 |
1984 | 46.97 |
1985 | 47.10 |
1986 | 47.25 |
1987 | 47.40 |
1988 | 47.43 |
1989 | 47.44 |
1990 | 47.40 |
1991 | 47.37 |
1992 | 47.46 |
1993 | 47.33 |
1994 | 47.59 |
1996 | 47.58 |
2007 | 48.12 |
2008 | 48.18 |
2009 | 48.26 |
2016 | 48.95 |
2017 | 48.88 |
Primary education, teachers
The value for Primary education, teachers in Singapore was 16,545 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,545 in 2019 and a minimum value of 9,463 in 1980.
Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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Year | Value |
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1970 | 12,259 |
1971 | 11,965 |
1972 | 10,858 |
1973 | 11,135 |
1974 | 10,985 |
1975 | 10,777 |
1976 | 10,597 |
1977 | 10,345 |
1978 | 10,347 |
1979 | 10,492 |
1980 | 9,463 |
1981 | 9,505 |
1982 | 10,286 |
1983 | 9,921 |
1984 | 10,657 |
1985 | 10,363 |
1986 | 10,264 |
1987 | 10,199 |
1988 | 9,962 |
1989 | 9,998 |
1990 | 10,006 |
1991 | 9,843 |
1992 | 10,188 |
1993 | 10,711 |
1994 | 10,553 |
1995 | 10,356 |
1996 | 10,618 |
2007 | 14,242 |
2008 | 14,850 |
2009 | 16,171 |
2016 | 15,734 |
2017 | 15,969 |
2018 | 16,294 |
2019 | 16,545 |
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Primary education, teachers (% female) in Singapore was 80.73 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 81.44 in 2009, while its lowest value was 65.40 in 1972.
Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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Year | Value |
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1970 | 66.02 |
1971 | 66.09 |
1972 | 65.40 |
1973 | 66.91 |
1974 | 67.06 |
1975 | 67.02 |
1976 | 67.00 |
1977 | 66.96 |
1978 | 66.57 |
1979 | 67.25 |
1980 | 66.46 |
1981 | 66.18 |
1982 | 68.67 |
1983 | 68.32 |
1984 | 69.30 |
1985 | 69.40 |
1986 | 69.83 |
1987 | 70.51 |
1988 | 70.61 |
1989 | 71.47 |
1994 | 76.18 |
1995 | 77.09 |
2007 | 80.92 |
2008 | 81.27 |
2009 | 81.44 |
2016 | 80.49 |
2017 | 80.56 |
2018 | 80.50 |
2019 | 80.73 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes