Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 77.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper 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 upper secondary in Singapore is 77.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Singapore peaked at 77.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 41st of 141 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 upper secondary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.7% | — |
| 1990 | 34.0% | +147.9% |
| 1995 | 43.8% | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +27.9% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.9% | 34.0% | 43.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 56.0% | 60.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 62.5% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 72.3% | 77.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 38 Montenegro 77.7% compare
- 39 Cyprus 77.6% compare
- 40 Croatia 77.2% compare
- 42 France 76.7% compare
- 43 Tajikistan 76.2% compare
- 44 Republic of Korea 76.1% compare
More education data for Singapore
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 79,921 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,825 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,560 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.06 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Singapore?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Singapore was 77.0% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Singapore ranks 41st out of 141 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (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 upper secondary education.