And yet, private tuition has quietly become one of the more resilient parts of the local services economy, growing steadily year after year regardless of what’s happening elsewhere. A Market That Doesn’t Behave Like Most OthersMost consumer spending tends to pull back a little when the economy tightens. Because Math specifically tends to be one of the subjects where gaps compound quickly, it’s also one of the subjects where tuition demand is consistently highest. Where This Is Likely HeadingThere’s little indication that demand for private tuition in Singapore is going to shrink anytime soon. The Bottom LineSingapore’s private tuition market isn’t a sign that the public education system is failing, and it would be a mistake to read it that way.