In the financial year 2023, the Singapore government invested about ****** Singapore dollars per primary school pupil. The education system in Singapore consists of six years of primary school, four years of secondary, and between one and three years of post-secondary school. In Singapore, English is used as the language of instruction.
Government recurrent expenditure on education per primary schooler in Singapore from financial year 2014 to financial year 2023
(in 1,000 Singapore dollars)
Financial year
Government expenditure in thousand Singapore dollars
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MoE. (November 12, 2024). Government recurrent expenditure on education per primary schooler in Singapore from financial year 2014 to financial year 2023 (in 1,000 Singapore dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070237/government-expenditure-education-per-primary-schooler-singapore/
MoE. "Government recurrent expenditure on education per primary schooler in Singapore from financial year 2014 to financial year 2023 (in 1,000 Singapore dollars)." Chart. November 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070237/government-expenditure-education-per-primary-schooler-singapore/
MoE. (2024). Government recurrent expenditure on education per primary schooler in Singapore from financial year 2014 to financial year 2023 (in 1,000 Singapore dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070237/government-expenditure-education-per-primary-schooler-singapore/
MoE. "Government Recurrent Expenditure on Education per Primary Schooler in Singapore from Financial Year 2014 to Financial Year 2023 (in 1,000 Singapore Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070237/government-expenditure-education-per-primary-schooler-singapore/
MoE, Government recurrent expenditure on education per primary schooler in Singapore from financial year 2014 to financial year 2023 (in 1,000 Singapore dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070237/government-expenditure-education-per-primary-schooler-singapore/ (last visited June 27, 2025)
Government recurrent expenditure on education per primary schooler in Singapore from financial year 2014 to financial year 2023 (in 1,000 Singapore dollars) [Graph], MoE, November 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1070237/government-expenditure-education-per-primary-schooler-singapore/