Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Singapore
Singapore: Persistence to last grade of primary, female was 98.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Singapore, 1972–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2022, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Singapore stood at 98.9%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Singapore peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 1981.
That places Singapore 35th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 93.7% | — |
| 1973 | 92.9% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 94.7% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 94.7% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 95.3% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 93.2% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 91.6% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 94.5% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 86.7% | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 93.6% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -1.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 98.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 98.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.2%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.8% | 91.6% | 95.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 90.2% | 86.7% | 93.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 98.4% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 3 |
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 persistence to last grade of primary, female in Singapore?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Singapore was 98.9% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 1981.
- How does Singapore rank for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
- Singapore ranks 35th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.