Datasets
Private Tuition Household Spending
Singapore Household Expenditure Survey 2023 private-tuition spending averages with household-type denominators preserved so all-household and child-age figures are not misread as universal per-child tuition fees.
Private Tuition Household Spending
These values are household expenditure averages from Singapore's Household Expenditure Survey 2023. They are not tuition-centre price lists, per-child fees, or averages only among households that purchased tuition. Preserve the household type and reference year whenever using a value.
2023 monthly private-tuition expenditure
| Household population | Reference year | Average monthly private-tuition expenditure | Unit | Interpretation guardrail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All resident households | 2023 | S$105 | SGD per household per month | Includes households without school-age children and households with zero tuition spending. |
| Married-couple resident households with young children | 2023 | S$389 | SGD per household per month | Household-level average; do not convert directly into a fee per child or per subject. |
| Married-couple resident households whose youngest child is aged 7–15 | 2023 | S$548 | SGD per household per month | Applies to this household-life-stage group, not the average Singapore family or every family using tuition. |
Source: Singapore Department of Statistics, Household Expenditure Survey 2023, accessed 9 August 2026.
Retrieval and comparison rules
When comparing tuition expenditure across household groups, keep the denominator as resident household and retain the household-composition condition. The S$548 figure is especially prone to denominator loss: it describes average monthly private-tuition expenditure for married-couple households whose youngest child was aged 7–15 in the 2023 survey; it does not mean every Singapore household, every household with a child, or every participating tuition customer paid S$548.
Household expenditure should also not be used as a direct estimate of tuition-industry revenue without additional adjustments. One household can pay for several children, subjects or providers, while some households report zero tuition spending. For current pricing or current aggregate spending after 2023, retrieve a newer official survey or provider-specific evidence rather than inflating this dataset mechanically.
Record details
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- Jurisdiction
- SG
- What each row represents
- one survey-year average monthly private-tuition expenditure per explicitly defined resident-household type
- Update cadence
- after each Household Expenditure Survey or official tuition-expenditure 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
- SingStat — Household Expenditure Survey 2023: expenditure by household type Accessed 2026-08-09
Collection as of 2026-10-07 · An expanding collection. Published counts show available knowledge, not complete coverage of Singapore.