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Percentage of PSLE students who scored A*- C in Standard Mathematics

Description

Ministry of Education CSV giving the share of Singapore PSLE candidates who scored A* to C in Standard Mathematics, by year and ethnic group, from 1997 through 2020. Each row pairs a year and a race category with a percentage, so the series tracks both the overall attainment level and the gap between communities across more than two decades. Education researchers and policymakers use it to assess progress in narrowing achievement differences at the end of primary school. The series ends at 2020 because the PSLE moved to Achievement Levels in 2021, which are not comparable with T-scores.

Official description

The first year that students sat for the PSLE under the new Achievement Level (AL) scoring system was in 2021. Under the new system, there are eight ALs, AL 1-8. The new AL scoring differs from the T-score system and results from the two systems are not comparable. As such, a new series of statistics was started from 2021 PSLE. The T-score series before 2021 PSLE are available on Data.gov.sg.

Last updated
Coverage
1997-01-01 – 2020-01-01
Rows
120
Columns
3

Data

Year Race Percentage Psle Math
1997 Malay 62.4
1997 Chinese 91.6
1997 Indian 69.6
1997 Others 85.3
1997 Overall 85.4
1998 Malay 61.7
1998 Chinese 91.3
1998 Indian 71.6
1998 Others 83
1998 Overall 84.6
1999 Malay 63.4
1999 Chinese 91.6
1999 Indian 72.8
1999 Others 86.4
1999 Overall 85.7
2000 Malay 64.6
2000 Chinese 91.5
2000 Indian 72.3
2000 Others 84.7
2000 Overall 86.5
2001 Malay 57.2
2001 Chinese 90.2
2001 Indian 69
2001 Others 83.6
2001 Overall 82.8

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Year Year (YYYY) Yes
Race Text Yes
Percentage Psle Math Text No