35 PERCENTAGE OF PSLE STUDENTS WHO SCORED A*-C IN STANDARD MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE
100 90
Malay Chinese Indian Overall
80 70
60
%
50 40
55
30 20
10 0 2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Ethnic Group
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Malay
%
97.9
97.9
97.5
97.6
97.9
98.0
97.8
97.8
98.1
97.5
Chinese
%
97.5
97.6
97.5
97.0
97.0
97.1
96.8
96.7
96.3
96.1
Indian
%
97.6
97.1
96.1
96.3
96.4
96.5
95.8
95.1
95.3
95.7
Others
%
91.4
88.3
89.1
88.4
88.1
88.2
87.8
87.8
87.9
89.8
Overall
%
97.5
97.4
97.2
96.8
96.8
96.9
96.6
96.5
96.3
96.1
Note:
1) The first batch of students under Subject-based Banding sat for the PSLE in 2009. 2) Percentages exclude students taking Foundation Mother Tongue Language.
