Across 24 years, the share of Primary 1 pupils eligible for secondary school in Singapore has held between 97.4% and 98.5%, showing remarkable consist

Contains information from "Percentage of P1 Cohort Eligible for Secondary School" accessed on 29 June 2026 from Ministry of Education (data.gov.

sg (Singapore Department of Statistics)) which is made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0 (https://beta.data.gov.sg/open-data-licence).

from Singapore Singapore’s primary education system continues to deliver near-universal progression: the share of Primary 1 pupils eligible to advance to secondary school reached 98.

5% in 2002, the highest point in a 24-year series that barely wavers above the 97% threshold. The data, reported annually by the Ministry of Education, underscores the system's stability.

A tight range The eligibility share has never fallen below 97.4% , recorded only in the baseline year 2001. From 2002 onward, the floor rose to 97.6%, and the metric topped out at 98.

5% in three separate years (2002–2004). Altogether, the spread covers only 1.1 percentage points, an unusually narrow band for a social indicator spanning two decades. No single year after 2001 dipped below 97.

6%, a testament to the system’s robustness. What drives it This steadiness is rooted in compulsory primary schooling that prioritizes foundational literacy and numeracy.

Because every child must complete primary education, the eligibility metric acts as a near-perfect barometer of whether foundational standards are being met by the vast majority.

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