Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 53.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Singapore, 1990–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Singapore stood at 53.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Singapore peaked at 53.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 4th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.4% | — |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +59.9% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +117.2% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 53.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 53.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 8.4% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 29.1% | 35.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 37.0% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 48.3% | 53.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 Russian Federation 64.1% compare
- 2 Uzbekistan 61.5% compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 55.7% compare
- 5 Ireland 51.2% compare
- 6 United States of America 49.8% compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 49.6% compare
More education data for Singapore
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Singapore?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Singapore was 53.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Singapore ranks 4th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (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 short-cycle tertiary education.