Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Singapore
Singapore: Persistence to last grade of primary, total was 99.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Singapore, 1971–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 99.4% for persistence to last grade of primary, total in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, total in Singapore peaked at 99.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 1981.
Singapore ranks 18th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 93.4% | — |
| 1972 | 94.4% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 93.8% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 95.2% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 96.2% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 91.1% | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 87.1% | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 92.9% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 90.1% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 87.1% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 94.4% | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.2% | 87.1% | 96.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 91.4% | 87.1% | 94.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.1% | 99.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 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, total in Singapore?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Singapore was 99.4% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 1981.
- How does Singapore rank for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
- Singapore ranks 18th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, total rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, total (% 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.