Korea vs Singapore: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female
Korea
98.9%
in 2023
Singapore
99.2%
in 2022
Korea rank
28th
Singapore rank
25th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female over time
- Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 99.2% against 98.9% in Korea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.
Korea ranks 28th and Singapore ranks 25th of 149 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.2% | 96.4% | 1.2% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 95.7% | 98.2% | 2.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.4% | 0.4% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.5% | 0.2% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.7% | 0.6% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female, Korea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 99.2% against 98.9% in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female between Korea and Singapore?
- 0.3%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Korea ranks 28th and Singapore ranks 25th of 149 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release