Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 89.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Singapore, 1980–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Singapore stood at 89.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Singapore peaked at 90.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 80th of 136 countries on this measure, 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 primary, population 25+ in Singapore, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 55.2% | — |
| 1990 | 64.7% | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 74.6% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 82.4% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 79.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 69.7% | 64.7% | 74.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 77.8% | 82.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 83.6% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 88.8% | 90.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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 completed primary, population 25+ in Singapore?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Singapore was 89.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Singapore ranks 80th out of 136 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 primary, population 25+ years, 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 primary education.