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Government Recurrent Operating Expenditure On Education Per Student, Annual

Description

Annual government recurrent operating expenditure on education per student in Singapore from financial year 1986 through 2026, sourced from the Ministry of Education and published by SingStat. Figures follow the April–March financial year; FY2026 are budgeted estimates and FY2025 revised estimates. Education-finance analysts track long-run per-student public spending. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M850291.

Official description

Source: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 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/M850291

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Coverage
1986-01-01 – 2026-12-31
Rows
6
Columns
42

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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Data Series 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986
Primary Schools 16038.000000 14483.000000 13953.000000 13425.000000 13255.000000 12472.000000 11310.000000 11526.000000 11835.000000 11338.000000 10596.000000 10081.000000 9123.000000 8549.000000 7396.000000 6712.000000 6624.000000 5537.000000 5397.000000 5026.000000 4243.000000 3820.000000 3575.000000 3508.000000 3535.000000 3363.000000 3137.000000 2612.000000 2808.000000 2960.000000 2837.000000 2653.000000 2523.000000 2254.000000 2061.000000 2062.000000 2013.000000 1892.000000 1692.000000 1474.000000 1404.000000
Secondary Schools 20580.000000 18603.000000 17445.000000 16683.000000 16604.000000 15928.000000 14456.000000 15076.000000 14973.000000 14527.000000 13869.000000 13213.000000 12261.000000 11434.000000 9940.000000 9022.000000 9008.000000 7736.000000 7551.000000 7230.000000 6246.000000 5793.000000 5746.000000 5437.000000 5614.000000 5304.000000 5104.000000 4409.000000 4472.000000 4469.000000 4152.000000 3680.000000 3488.000000 3412.000000 3129.000000 3004.000000 2843.000000 2574.000000 2364.000000 2042.000000 1931.000000
Junior Colleges 20588.000000 18611.000000 18199.000000 17713.000000 17251.000000 16457.000000 15448.000000 15592.000000 16760.000000 17440.000000 16602.000000 15326.000000 14379.000000 13942.000000 12806.000000 11830.000000 12331.000000 10772.000000 11094.000000 12386.000000 10161.000000 9445.000000 8850.000000 8791.000000 8497.000000 7879.000000 7304.000000 6325.000000 6346.000000 7052.000000 6726.000000 6363.000000 5832.000000 5178.000000 4780.000000 4574.000000 3956.000000 3332.000000 2858.000000 2643.000000 2606.000000
Full-Time Nitec/ Higher Nitec Courses 16595.000000 16294.000000 17009.000000 15623.000000 15642.000000 15253.000000 14069.000000 14282.000000 14758.000000 14582.000000 13968.000000 13619.000000 12650.000000 12491.000000 11837.000000 11898.000000 11839.000000 10129.000000 11106.000000 10543.000000 10209.000000 9249.000000 9399.000000 8367.000000 8056.000000 7829.000000 8076.000000 6452.000000 7020.000000 10586.000000 11646.000000 9547.000000 7511.000000 5212.000000 6201.000000 5180.000000 4883.000000 4262.000000 3802.000000 3631.000000 3924.000000
Publicly-Funded Full-Time Diploma Courses 18971.000000 19108.000000 19082.000000 18123.000000 17596.000000 17379.000000 15882.000000 16070.000000 16375.000000 16561.000000 15934.000000 16118.000000 15681.000000 15304.000000 14487.000000 14687.000000 14552.000000 12598.000000 13479.000000 12482.000000 11903.000000 10843.000000 10695.000000 10197.000000 9793.000000 9668.000000 9546.000000 8032.000000 8144.000000 9018.000000 8406.000000 7776.000000 7584.000000 6990.000000 6142.000000 6051.000000 5916.000000 5755.000000 4803.000000 4219.000000 4143.000000
Publicly-Funded Full-Time Degree Courses 21610.000000 21929.000000 22002.000000 21504.000000 21574.000000 21430.000000 21619.000000 22022.000000 22186.000000 21624.000000 21757.000000 21988.000000 22181.000000 21870.000000 20777.000000 20505.000000 20630.000000 18868.000000 19664.000000 19011.000000 18472.000000 17793.000000 17609.000000 17477.000000 14287.000000 15262.000000 15384.000000 14112.000000 12580.000000 15125.000000 15037.000000 17241.000000 16355.000000 15450.000000 15422.000000 14868.000000 13615.000000 13965.000000 14248.000000 11993.000000 11874.000000

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 Numeric No
1998 Numeric No
1997 Numeric No
1996 Numeric No
1995 Numeric No
1994 Numeric No
1993 Numeric No
1992 Numeric No
1991 Numeric No
1990 Numeric No
1989 Numeric No
1988 Numeric No
1987 Numeric No
1986 Numeric No