Over-age students, primary in Singapore
Singapore: Over-age students, primary was 0.5% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Singapore, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Singapore is 0.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Singapore peaked at 10.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.
Singapore ranks 179th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.7% | — |
| 1971 | 8.3% | -22.1% |
| 1972 | 8.4% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 7.3% | -13.7% |
| 1974 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 8.1% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 8.7% | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 9.1% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 8.8% | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 7.9% | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 7.7% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | +29.2% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 10.5% | +14.2% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | -33.1% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -68.3% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -73.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.5% | 7.3% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 7.0% | 10.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 176 Oman 0.7% compare
- 177 Kazakhstan 0.7% compare
- 178 Ireland 0.6% compare
- 180 San Marino 0.5% compare
- 181 Bermuda 0.5% compare
- 182 Uzbekistan 0.4% compare
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 over-age students, primary in Singapore?
- Over-age students, primary 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 recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does Singapore rank for over-age students, primary?
- Singapore ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (% of 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.