Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 0.9013 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Singapore, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Singapore stood at 0.9013 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Singapore peaked at 0.9236 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4401 GPIA, in 1980.
That places Singapore 76th out of 108 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 rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4401 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.6009 GPIA | +36.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6089 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7556 GPIA | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7672 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.791 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8023 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8133 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8336 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8573 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.835 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8466 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8434 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8576 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8769 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.853 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8624 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9032 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9236 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9141 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9013 GPIA | -1.4% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.9013 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 GPIA, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.9013 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03 GPIA, 87% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +36.5% | 0.4401 GPIA | 0.6009 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4401 GPIA | 0.4401 GPIA | 0.4401 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6049 GPIA | 0.6009 GPIA | 0.6089 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7859 GPIA | 0.7556 GPIA | 0.8133 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8569 GPIA | 0.8336 GPIA | 0.9032 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.913 GPIA | 0.9013 GPIA | 0.9236 GPIA | 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 0.9013 GPIA 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 0.9236 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4401 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Singapore ranks 76th out of 108 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 7.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release