Singapore for the AQ Flashcards
What was Singapore’s total fertility rate in 2023?
Singapore’s total fertility rate fell to 0.97 in 2023
How many visitors to the Sports Hub were there in the first 3 months of 2024?
Top-tier concerts attracted over 1 million visitors to the Sports Hub within the first 3 months of 2024
How much revenue has Singapore generated through music tourism?
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) noted that according to private-sector analysts, large-scale concerts within the first 3 months of 2024 could have generated tourism revenue of around $350 million to $450 million
By 2030, what will Singapore’s demographic be like?
An estimated 1 in 4 Singaporean citizens will be aged 65 and older by 2030
How much has Singapore lost to scams since 2019?
According to the Singapore Police Force, Singapore has lost over $2.3 billion to scams since 2019
How much has the number of reported scams increased from 2022 to 2023?
According to the Singapore Police Force, the number of reported scam cases in Singapore has increased by nearly 50% from 2022 to 2023
What did first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew say about the impact of geopolitical conflict on small countries? (Q)
“When elephants fight, the grass suffers” — Lee Kuan Yew
What changes has the government made to shift the focus away from examinations and grades in the academic system?
The government has replaced streaming with full subject-based banding, replaced the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) T-score with eight scoring bands known as Achievement levels (ALs) and removed mid-year examinations in all primary and secondary school levels
How stressed are Singaporeans in comparison to global average?
According to the Cigna Healthcare Vitality Study 2023, Singaporeans are more stressed than the global average, with 16% of respondents feeling that their stress was “not manageable”
What is the PWM and how has it contributed to Singapore?
The Progressive Wage Model has been made mandatory in certain sectors, such as cleaning and security, ensuring a minimum wage as well as wage ladders to ensure growth in the wages of low-earning workers
How burned-out are Singaporeans compared to the rest of the world?
According to a study from Instant Offices, a workplace solutions provider, which ranks 30 cities where burnout sentiment is the highest, Singapore ranked third
How much do Singaporean students fear failure as compared to the rest of the world?
In the 2019 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) test conducted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 78% of Singaporean students surveyed stated that they would have doubts about their future if they were failing, the highest percentage out of all the countries surveyed
