Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 81.3% 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
Singapore recorded 81.3% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Singapore peaked at 81.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 1980.
That places Singapore 35th out of 140 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 20.1% | — |
| 1990 | 39.3% | +95.6% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 39.3% | 51.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 61.4% | 66.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 68.7% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 77.0% | 81.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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 upper secondary in Singapore?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Singapore was 81.3% 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 81.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Singapore ranks 35th out of 140 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 14.8%. 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+, male (%) (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 upper secondary education.