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Economy

Enrolment In Educational Institutions, Annual

Data from Jan 1983 to Dec 2024

Last updated: 10 Mar 2026, 19:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (FROM 2019), SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (FROM 2017), SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN, SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SIM UNIVERSITY (2014 TO 2016), NANYANG ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, LASALLE COLLEGE OF THE ARTS, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC, NGEE ANN POLYTECHNIC, REPUBLIC POLYTECHNIC, TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC, NANYANG POLYTECHNIC

Data Last Updated: 09/01/2026

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: Data for primary and secondary schools, junior colleges and universities exclude private schools or institutions.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M850251

Data explorer

EnrolmentInEducationalInstitutionsAnnual.csv (9 rows, 3.5 KB)

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(Null)11.1%
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(Null)44.4%
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(Null)44.4%
(Null)44.4%
(Null)44.4%
(Null)44.4%
(Null)44.4%
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Total Enrolment In Educational Institutions669083664920660139663367656369654937654006657321651408661184668586675034685841693268702567708634708194704836692297684057675990669858659680646310633451621232604536594879573481557062537338527774524084519819518954523123523290523666526617519481519318519349
Enrolment In Primary Schools237966237762235116233882232650235039234414235754238140239102241683244045252735258293263906272254279272285048284600290261296419299939302501302566305705299959288228280314269432261553251005261402262465260109257757257690259117261399268668277875288494290604
Enrolment In Secondary Schools157082159457162208162731162071161831165124171180179753185855189996197165202520207974214388217230217081218062215097213063213534206426194002187081175405172259177896186752183900180982173934155296155832156746160542165829168103171617173538163590164374161263
Enrolment In Junior Colleges251302512325231253492600527532290122925228442295593161332165320873229632420321103257931627307262890124681245592537624376248042483423531223112185821690228572395824663272242921431729320822950827598246992147119205
Enrolment In Institute Of Technical Education28096272742757027862278252796828367285082751929295280362628825370252792478924846243672346522954208551920717941174681617615974163901333799068233947612492149551511715181157691713316999161661449613404903617132
Enrolment In Arts Institutions51794996482247244757493951605147490146004441463147023860402339154077406239873438nananananananananananananananananananananana
Enrolment In Polytechnics7981279735794488544487621870898518682994828088556287636877858601684988835428063576756723796766764422620316220661832598065837257126552235367651186477614359540494nananananananananana
Enrolment In National Institute Of Education29492986293527242847290929982865326333173853379344294452496549345034444743483676304233614098388333353317335024222276160416021878nananananananananana
Enrolment In Universities132869127587122809120651112593107630103745101621865828389481328791627798276126745347271069028657466291859441570765542654403524224985647347429713949836596339963185329791nananananananananana

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Enrolment In Educational Institutions, Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved April 3, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_944ff3c7d8499dfd5f12230d6e8d6560/view

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Created on

22 Oct 2024

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