Datasets
Education System Scale and Pathway Anchors
Dated MOE/SingStat anchors for school counts, primary and secondary-pathway enrolment, and PSLE progression — with explicit institution and candidate denominators for system-scale education answers.
Education System Scale and Pathway Anchors
Narrative interpretation lives in education system overview. Use each row with its stated population and year. Do not treat government/government-aided primary enrolment as “all children in Singapore”, and do not mix school-count series with enrolment series without naming both.
Schools by level (2025)
| Metric | Value | Population / unit | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 193 | Schools by level and type (MOE via SingStat) | 2025 |
| Secondary schools | 146 | Schools by level and type (MOE via SingStat) | 2025 |
| Total schools (all levels in series) | 335 | Schools by level and type (MOE via SingStat) | 2025 |
Source: Number of Schools by Level and Type (SingStat / MOE), accessed 9 Aug 2026. Prefer the Education Statistics Digest when a more detailed type split is required (MOE ESD).
Enrolment (2025)
| Metric | Value | Population / denominator | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government and government-aided primary enrolment | 235,488 | Students in government and government-aided primary schools | 2025 |
| Secondary schools and junior colleges enrolment | 183,965 | Students in government, government-aided, independent, specialised independent, specialised secondary schools, and junior colleges | 2025 |
| Total enrolment in educational institutions | 669,083 | Students across educational institutions in the SingStat annual series | 2025 |
Sources: Primary enrolment series, Secondary and JC enrolment series, Enrolment in educational institutions, accessed 9 Aug 2026.
PSLE progression (2025 sitting)
| Metric | Value | Population / denominator | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary 6 students who sat the PSLE | 37,926 | PSLE candidates in the stated sitting | 2025 |
| Share assessed suitable for secondary school | 98.5% | Of the 37,926 candidates who sat the 2025 PSLE | 2025 |
Source: MOE Release of 2025 PSLE Results, accessed 9 Aug 2026. “Suitable for secondary school” is MOE’s stated progression assessment for that cohort; it is not a guarantee of any particular posting group or school.
Record details
- Also known as
- ["ESD","education statistics Singapore","school enrolment Singapore"]
- Jurisdiction
- SG
- What each row represents
- one dated school-count, enrolment, or PSLE progression figure with explicit population and year
- Update cadence
- after each Education Statistics Digest / SingStat annual education update or PSLE results release
- Source format
- markdown
Dates describe this record’s own period and applicability. A verification date does not mean a rule is currently in force.
Sources
- MOE — Education Statistics Digest Accessed 2026-08-09
- data.gov.sg / SingStat — Number of Schools by Level and Type (Annual) Accessed 2026-08-09
- data.gov.sg / SingStat — Enrolment in Government and Government-Aided Primary Schools (Annual) Accessed 2026-08-09
- data.gov.sg / SingStat — Enrolment in Secondary Schools and Junior Colleges (Annual) Accessed 2026-08-09
- data.gov.sg / SingStat — Enrolment in Educational Institutions (Annual) Accessed 2026-08-09
- MOE — Release of 2025 PSLE Results Accessed 2026-08-09
Collection as of 2026-10-07 · An expanding collection. Published counts show available knowledge, not complete coverage of Singapore.