Government Expenditure On Education, Annual
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 12 records. Fields include Data Series, 2026, 2025, 2024 (68 columns in total). Covers 1960-01-01 to 2026-12-31. Last updated 2026-09-09.
Description
Annual Singapore government expenditure on education from financial year 1960 through 2026, from the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Finance via SingStat. Figures follow the April–March financial year; FY2026 values are budgeted estimates and FY2025 revised estimates. Education-policy and public-finance analysts track long-run spending on schools and related programmes. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M850011.
Official description
Source: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND MINISTRY OF FINANCE Data Last Updated: 23/03/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Data refer to the financial year which begins in April and ends in March of the following year. Data for FY2026 are budgeted estimates. Data for FY2025 are revised estimates. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M850011
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 1960-01-01 – 2026-12-31
- Rows
- 12
- Columns
- 68
Chart
Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Data Series | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Government Expenditure On Education | 16449999.800000 | 15124999.700000 | 14430084.100000 | 13992125.000000 | 13060530.000000 | 12909908.000000 | 12259853.000000 | 12723276.000000 | 12875992.000000 | 12690630.000000 | 12468854.000000 |
| Operating Expenditure | 15264999.800000 | 14401999.700000 | 13987439.100000 | 13672633.000000 | 12890289.000000 | 12604777.000000 | 11766853.000000 | 11932177.000000 | 12429006.000000 | 12079538.000000 | 11812194.000000 |
| Primary Schools | 3832887.500000 | 3469784.600000 | 3337717.700000 | 3196552.000000 | 3143296.000000 | 2944535.000000 | 2674257.000000 | 2738444.000000 | 2823567.000000 | 2731770.000000 | 2563211.000000 |
| Secondary Schools & Junior Colleges | 3852195.900000 | 3502096.500000 | 3336908.100000 | 3214540.000000 | 3200498.000000 | 3084162.000000 | 2880658.000000 | 3054241.000000 | 3176690.000000 | 3205954.000000 | 3176978.000000 |
| Institute Of Technical Education | 574195.700000 | 543766.500000 | 560184.000000 | 527376.600000 | 491147.000000 | 498915.000000 | 470521.000000 | 473599.000000 | 489278.000000 | 471088.000000 | 459931.000000 |
| Tertiary | 4770991.700000 | 4796202.100000 | 4794888.600000 | 4955759.300000 | 4304619.000000 | 4225708.000000 | 4155545.000000 | 4307399.000000 | 4608243.000000 | 4427056.000000 | 4569272.000000 |
| Universities | 3340933.100000 | 3364419.500000 | 3388839.600000 | 3612019.200000 | 3047510.000000 | 2939737.000000 | 2906300.000000 | 3008764.000000 | 3243605.000000 | 3046680.000000 | 3138310.000000 |
| National Institute Of Education | 157575.700000 | 147803.200000 | 135944.200000 | 135125.100000 | 125976.000000 | 123306.000000 | 122227.000000 | 124176.000000 | 105071.000000 | 74774.000000 | 80290.000000 |
| Polytechnics | 1272483.000000 | 1283979.400000 | 1270104.800000 | 1208615.000000 | 1131133.000000 | 1162665.000000 | 1127018.000000 | 1174459.000000 | 1259567.000000 | 1305602.000000 | 1350672.000000 |
| Others | 2234729.000000 | 2090150.000000 | 1957740.800000 | 1778405.100000 | 1750729.000000 | 1851457.000000 | 1585872.000000 | 1358494.000000 | 1331228.000000 | 1243670.000000 | 1042802.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Data Series | Text | No |
| 2026 | Numeric | No |
| 2025 | Numeric | No |
| 2024 | Numeric | No |
| 2023 | Numeric | No |
| 2022 | Numeric | No |
| 2021 | Numeric | No |
| 2020 | Numeric | No |
| 2019 | Numeric | No |
| 2018 | Numeric | No |
| 2017 | Numeric | No |
| 2016 | Numeric | No |
| 2015 | Numeric | No |
| 2014 | Numeric | No |
| 2013 | Numeric | No |
| 2012 | Numeric | No |
| 2011 | Numeric | No |
| 2010 | Numeric | No |
| 2009 | Numeric | No |
| 2008 | Numeric | No |
| 2007 | Numeric | No |
| 2006 | Numeric | No |
| 2005 | Numeric | No |
| 2004 | Numeric | No |
| 2003 | Numeric | No |
| 2002 | Numeric | No |
| 2001 | Numeric | No |
| 2000 | Numeric | No |
| 1999 | Text | No |
| 1998 | Text | No |
| 1997 | Text | No |
| 1996 | Text | No |
| 1995 | Text | No |
| 1994 | Text | No |
| 1993 | Text | No |
| 1992 | Text | No |
| 1991 | Text | No |
| 1990 | Text | No |
| 1989 | Text | No |
| 1988 | Text | No |
| 1987 | Text | No |
| 1986 | Text | No |
| 1985 | Text | No |
| 1984 | Text | No |
| 1983 | Text | No |
| 1982 | Text | No |
| 1981 | Text | No |
| 1980 | Text | No |
| 1979 | Text | No |
| 1978 | Text | No |
| 1977 | Text | No |
| 1976 | Text | No |
| 1975 | Text | No |
| 1974 | Text | No |
| 1973 | Text | No |
| 1972 | Text | No |
| 1971 | Text | No |
| 1970 | Text | No |
| 1969 | Text | No |
| 1968 | Text | No |
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