Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female was 34.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Singapore, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Singapore stood at 34.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Singapore peaked at 34.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 26th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.6% | — |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +118.8% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +61.3% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +163.7% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | -0.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 34.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 34.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.1%, 2.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +163.7% | 5.7% | 15.2% |
| 1990 | +118.8% | 1.6% | 3.6% |
| 1995 | +61.3% | 3.6% | 5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 15.2% | 20.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 21.6% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 31.7% | 34.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.79 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,601 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 336 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,429 (1989)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,429 (1989)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Singapore?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Singapore was 34.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Singapore ranks 26th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release