Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Singapore
Singapore: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 96.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in Singapore, 2016–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, primary completion rate, total in Singapore stood at 96.8%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Singapore ranks 74th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 99.8% | — |
| 2017 | 99.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 101.4% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 100.6% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | -2.8% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 96.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 99% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 96.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.1%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.1% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 96.8% | 101.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More aid effectiveness data for Singapore
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 50,000 current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 20,000 current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 590,000 current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 1.87 million current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany -2.47 million current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 2.31 million current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom -1.25 million current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 13.53 million current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Norway 20,000 current US$ (1985)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 50,000 current US$ (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Singapore?
- Primary completion rate, total in Singapore was 96.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 101.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.8% in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Singapore ranks 74th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.