Lower secondary completion rate, total in Singapore
Singapore: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 101.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Singapore, 2016–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Singapore is 101.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
That places Singapore 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 107.4% | — |
| 2017 | 104.6% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 100.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 100.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 101.4% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 101.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 103.0% | 99.6% | 107.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 100.3% | 97.8% | 101.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,402 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,237 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 98,241 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 96,168 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Singapore?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Singapore was 101.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 107.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2021.
- How does Singapore rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Singapore ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.