50 PERCENTAGE OF O-LEVEL STUDENTS WHO PASSED MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE 100 90
Malay
80
Chinese
70
Indian
60
%
Overall
50 40 30
20
70
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
%
99.0
99.0
99.5
99.4
99.3
99.4
98.9
99.4
98.6
99.2
Chinese
%
96.6
96.6
96.8
96.5
96.0
96.7
94.8
96.5
95.8
96.2
Indian
%
96.6
97.6
97.7
97.0
96.5
96.4
96.0
95.3
94.9
95.2
Others
%
89.4
90.6
90.6
90.4
91.2
87.2
86.0
89.5
86.2
91.0
Overall
%
96.9
96.9
97.2
96.9
96.5
96.9
95.4
96.7
95.9
96.4
Note:
1) Figures exclude Integrated Programme (IP) students. 2) Figures include all school candidates except those who took O-Level subjects not in their graduating year.