Progression to secondary school, female in Singapore
Singapore: Progression to secondary school, female was 98.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Singapore, 1974–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school, female in Singapore is 98.2%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Singapore peaked at 98.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 1982.
Singapore ranks 70th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 85.5% | — |
| 1975 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 88.5% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 91.2% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 95.3% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 77.8% | -18.3% |
| 1983 | 86.1% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 96.6% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 93.9% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.1% | 85.3% | 91.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 86.4% | 77.8% | 95.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 93.9% | 96.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 1 |
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More education data for Singapore
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Singapore?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Singapore was 98.2% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 1982.
- How does Singapore rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Singapore ranks 70th out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).