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Economy

Students And Teachers In Educational Institutions, Annual

Data from Jan 1985 to Dec 2024

Last updated: 10 Mar 2026, 21:01 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 students in primary and secondary schools, mixed levels and junior colleges exclude private schools or institutions. Data for teachers in primary and secondary schools, mixed levels and junior colleges exclude officers in HQ, on various leave, on secondment to other institutions and those studying at National Institute Of Education. Include education officers on part-time employment scheme.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M850261

Data explorer

StudentsAndTeachersInEducationalInstitutionsAnnual.csv (71 rows, 20.9 KB)

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Total Institutions354354361362361360373376382383386381373371371368370365368369376380384397399384376378382390388383386412422425430433430438
Primary Schools177177180181180179186185185182185182175174173172174170172173177178183197201199193196197198193192193201207211220229235251
Secondary Schools132132136136136136139143150154154154154154155154154154155156163165166165163152147147149151151140138142142142141143140134
Mixed Levels1616161616161616161616151515151514131312nananananananananananananananananananana
Junior Colleges11111111111115151414141413131313141414141718171717161618182326272740434340383433
Institute Of Technical Education333333333333333333331010101010101310111111172123232323171615
Arts Institutions22222222222222222222nananananananananananananananananananana
Polytechnics5555555555555555555555444444444443322222
National Institute Of Early Childhood Development111111nananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananananana
National Institute Of Education1111111111111111111111111111111111222211

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_e24eb88daad6743854009265c61ee0d8"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Students And Teachers In Educational Institutions, Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved April 3, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_e24eb88daad6743854009265c61ee0d8/view

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Created on

22 Oct 2024

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Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

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