Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 36.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Singapore, 1980–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Singapore is 36.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Singapore peaked at 36.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 13th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Singapore, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.7% | — |
| 1990 | 4.7% | +78.1% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +59.4% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +131.7% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 4.7% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 17.5% | 22.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 23.7% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 33.0% | 36.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 10 Australia 36.8% compare
- 11 Netherlands 36.6% compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 36.5% compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 36.0% compare
- 15 Mongolia 35.5% compare
- 16 Sweden 34.9% compare
More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,402 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,237 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 98,241 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 96,168 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Singapore?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Singapore was 36.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Singapore ranks 13th out of 112 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.