Progression to secondary school, male in Singapore
Singapore: Progression to secondary school, male was 100.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Singapore, 1974–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, progression to secondary school, male in Singapore stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Singapore peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 1982.
Singapore ranks 1st of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, male in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 78.0% | — |
| 1975 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 81.7% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 85.5% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 94.4% | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 66.8% | -29.2% |
| 1983 | 77.3% | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 89.6% | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.5% | 78.0% | 85.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 79.5% | 66.8% | 94.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 88.0% | 89.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Singapore
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in Singapore?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Singapore was 100.0% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 1982.
- How does Singapore rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Singapore ranks 1st out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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, male (%). 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).