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Singapore: Current education expenditure, primary

99.11percent · 2023+7.7% since 2011

Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration). Annual figures for Singapore from 2008 to 2023.

20082023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202399.11
202296.968
202194.686
202092.243
201993.778
201889.722
201788.168
201687.638
201385.653
201283.371
201192.024
201087.583
200985.642
200887.957

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Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Current education expenditure, primary. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-current-education-expenditure-primary (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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