Percentage of PSLE students who scored A*- C in Standard Mother Tongue Language
What this data shows
Published by Ministry of Education. 120 records. Fields include Year, Race, Percentage Psle Mtl (3 columns in total). Covers 1997-01-01 to 2020-01-01. Last updated 2024-11-26.
Description
Ministry of Education CSV showing the percentage of PSLE students in Singapore who scored A* to C in Standard Mother Tongue Language, broken down by race, for cohorts from 1997 to 2020. The columns cover year, race, and the percentage attaining those grades. Because the PSLE moved to the eight-band Achievement Level scoring system in 2021, this T-score-era series ends at 2020 and is not comparable with later statistics. Education researchers use it to compare mother-tongue attainment across ethnic groups over more than two decades.
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 Mtl |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Malay | 99.8 |
| 1997 | Chinese | 98.6 |
| 1997 | Indian | 97.3 |
| 1997 | Others | 89.1 |
| 1997 | Overall | 98.6 |
| 1998 | Malay | 99.8 |
| 1998 | Chinese | 98.5 |
| 1998 | Indian | 95.8 |
| 1998 | Others | 85.4 |
| 1998 | Overall | 98.3 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Year (YYYY) | Yes |
| Race | Text | Yes |
| Percentage Psle Mtl | Text | No |