Singapore vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education

Singapore
89.3%
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
44.4%
in 2019
Singapore rank
3rd
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
6th

Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education over time

  • Singapore
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
020406080100199520092023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 89.3% against 44.4% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 44.9%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 2.0 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Singapore ranks 3rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 6th of 62 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
2000s 90.5% 40.2% 50.4% Singapore
2010s 92.6% 43.2% 49.4% Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education, Singapore or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
Singapore, at 89.3% against 44.4% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education between Singapore and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
44.9%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Singapore and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education?
Singapore ranks 3rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 6th of 62 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
71 places, 621 data points, 1995–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release