Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 79.0% 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
In 2022, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Singapore stood at 79.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Singapore peaked at 79.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1980.
That places Singapore 39th out of 142 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 upper secondary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.9% | — |
| 1990 | 36.7% | +116.9% |
| 1995 | 47.5% | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 63.2% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.1% | 36.7% | 47.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 58.7% | 63.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 65.5% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 74.5% | 79.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Singapore?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Singapore was 79.0% 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 79.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Singapore ranks 39th out of 142 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 16.7%. 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+, 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 upper secondary education.