Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Singapore

Primary completion rate in Singapore in 2023 — 96.85%. Ranked 62 in the world out of 137. Since 2016, the indicator has fallen by 2.94 pp.

2023 96.85% −2.79 pp vs 2022
World rank 62of 137
Period maximum 101.4%2020
Period minimum 96.85%2023

Trend over time

2016–2023 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Singapore, 2016–20239698100102201620172018201920202021202220232016: 99.79%2017: 99.26%2018: 99.92%2019: 98.08%2020: 101.4%2021: 100.56%2022: 99.63%2023: 96.85%
Change over the period: −2.94 pp Annual average: -0.42 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Singapore

Singapore 96.85%
World 87.32%
South-Eastern Asia computed 93.19%
Primary completion rate — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 96.85 −2.79 pp
2022 99.63 −0.92 pp
2021 100.56 −0.84 pp
2020 101.4 +3.32 pp
2019 98.08 −1.84 pp
2018 99.92 +0.66 pp
2017 99.26 −0.53 pp
2016 99.79

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.