Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 36.2% 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 36.2%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Singapore peaked at 36.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1980.
That places Singapore 13th out of 112 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 rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.7% | — |
| 1990 | 4.7% | +78.1% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +59.4% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +131.7% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | +0.4% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 36.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.7%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 36.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.0%, 2.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both 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 | +131.7% | 7.6% | 17.5% |
| 1990 | +78.1% | 2.7% | 4.7% |
| 1995 | +59.4% | 4.7% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 4.7% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 17.5% | 22.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 23.7% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 33.0% | 36.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 10 Australia 36.8% compare
- 11 Netherlands 36.6% compare
- 12 South Korea 36.5% compare
- 14 Saudi Arabia 36.0% compare
- 15 Mongolia 35.5% compare
- 16 Sweden 34.9% compare
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 36.2% 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 36.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Singapore ranks 13th out of 112 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 41.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release