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Education > Primary education Stats: compare key data on Singapore & United States

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  • Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Singapore United States HISTORY
Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 26th. The same as United States
6 years
Ranked 54th.

Pupils 260,286
Ranked 124th.
24.56 million
Ranked 4th. 94 times more than Singapore

Pupils > Per capita 0.083 per capita
Ranked 126th.
0.084 per capita
Ranked 115th. 1% more than Singapore

Pupils per 1000 83.02
Ranked 124th.
83.88
Ranked 115th. 1% more than Singapore

Teachers 9,843
Ranked 97th.
1.73 million
Ranked 3rd. 176 times more than Singapore

Teachers > Per capita 3.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
5.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 87% more than Singapore

Teachers per 1000 3.14
Ranked 109th.
5.9
Ranked 45th. 88% more than Singapore

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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