Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 36.2% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Singapore, 1980β2022
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.
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
More education data for Singapore
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0028 units per person (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