Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Singapore
Singapore: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 99.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Singapore, 1972–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 99.9% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Singapore peaked at 99.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 83.1%, in 1978.
Singapore ranks 9th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 95.1% | — |
| 1973 | 94.6% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 95.8% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 95.2% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 97.1% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 89.1% | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 83.1% | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 91.4% | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 87.5% | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 94.8% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 99.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 99.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.4%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.7% | 83.1% | 97.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 91.1% | 87.5% | 94.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.9% | 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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Singapore?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Singapore was 99.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 1978.
- How does Singapore rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Singapore ranks 9th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release