Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Singapore
Singapore: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 68 countries
All-time high
1
in 2000
All-time low
1
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2021
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Singapore, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Singapore stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Singapore peaked at 1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
Singapore ranks 14th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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More education data for Singapore
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,601 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 336 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,429 (1989)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,429 (1989)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Singapore?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Singapore was 1 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Singapore ranks 14th out of 68 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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