Progression to secondary school in Singapore
Singapore: Progression to secondary school was 99.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school 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 in Singapore is 99.1%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Singapore peaked at 99.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 71.9%, in 1982.
Singapore ranks 50th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.7% | 81.6% | 88.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 84.7% | 71.9% | 94.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 90.8% | 92.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 16,639 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.4% (2023)
- Labor force, female 44.1% (2025)
- Labor force, total 3.76 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Singapore?
- Progression to secondary school in Singapore was 99.1% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 1982.
- How does Singapore rank for progression to secondary school?
- Singapore ranks 50th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 (%). 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).