Singapore: Progression to secondary school, female (%)

Key figures

Since 1974 it is up 12.73 percentage points from 85.48% in 1974. The World Bank has no value for 32 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2016, Singapore had the 28th highest value of the 42 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Singapore in the 2016 ranking

• Venezuela, RB — 25th of 42: 98.55%
• Chile — 26th of 42: 98.44%
• Croatia — 27th of 42: 98.4%
• Eswatini — 29th of 42: 97.99%
• Malta — 30th of 42: 97.74%
• Tunisia — 31st of 42: 97.54%

What this measures

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).

Limitations: The quality of data on the transition rate is affected when new entrants and repeaters are not correctly distinguished. Students who interrupt their studies after completing primary education could also affect data quality.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 11 values

Progression to secondary school, female (%) in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 99.59% (2017)
• Cambodia — 92.26% (2017)
• Fiji — 98.21% (2015)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 99.86% (2017)
• Indonesia — 87.36% (2016)
• Kiribati — 96.52% (2015)
• Korea, Rep. — 99.5% (2016)
• Lao PDR — 84.74% (2017)
• Macao SAR, China — 100% (2017)
• Malaysia — 90.42% (2016)

More education data for Singapore

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — 2.19% (2024)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 238,816 (2023)
• Primary education, teachers — 16,639 (2023)
• Secondary education, pupils — 163,746 (2023)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 80.55% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Singapore's progression to secondary school, female (%)?

98.21% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1974?

It is up 12.73 percentage points from 85.48% in 1974. The highest value was 98.21% in 2016 and the lowest 77.83% in 1982.

How does Singapore rank?

28th highest of 42 economies with data for 2016.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.PROG.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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