Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 82.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary 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 completed lower secondary in Singapore is 82.9%, 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 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Singapore peaked at 82.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 1980.
That places Singapore 55th out of 131 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.5% | — |
| 1990 | 46.0% | +50.9% |
| 1995 | 52.8% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 73.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.4% | 46.0% | 52.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 66.6% | 71.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 72.7% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 80.5% | 82.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 52 South Korea 85.6% compare
- 53 South Africa 84.9% compare
- 54 Cyprus 84.8% compare
- 56 Spain 82.3% compare
- 57 Saudi Arabia 82.0% compare
- 58 Sri Lanka 81.8% compare
More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 116,089 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0196 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 122,727 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0207 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.917 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Singapore?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Singapore was 82.9% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Singapore ranks 55th out of 131 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.