Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 87.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Singapore, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Singapore stood at 87.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Singapore peaked at 87.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 1980.
That places Singapore 48th out of 133 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 lower secondary … lower male in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 45.9% | — |
| 1990 | 56.5% | +23.1% |
| 1995 | 63.5% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 78.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 80.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 87.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.6%, 95% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 87.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.1%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 60.0% | 56.5% | 63.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 75.2% | 78.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 79.9% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 85.9% | 87.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 45 Brunei 89.7% compare
- 46 Cook Islands 89.5% compare
- 47 Chile 89.1% compare
- 49 Puerto Rico 87.7% compare
- 50 Saudi Arabia 87.7% compare
- 51 Italy 87.5% 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 lower secondary education or in Singapore?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Singapore was 87.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Singapore ranks 48th out of 133 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release