Over-age students, primary, female in Singapore
Singapore: Over-age students, primary, female was 0.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Singapore, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.5% for over-age students, primary, female in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Singapore peaked at 8.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.
Singapore ranks 178th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.8% | — |
| 1971 | 6.4% | -27.3% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 5.2% | -19.9% |
| 1974 | 5.4% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 5.7% | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 6.4% | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 6.9% | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 7.0% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 6.9% | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 8.5% | +23.2% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 8.5% | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | -27.9% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -71.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -75.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 6.1% | 8.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,601 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 336 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,429 (1989)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,429 (1989)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, female in Singapore?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Singapore was 0.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does Singapore rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Singapore ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.