Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 82.9% 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 82.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Singapore peaked at 82.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 55th of 131 countries on this measure, 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 education or in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.5% | — |
| 1990 | 46.0% | +50.9% |
| 1995 | 52.8% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 71.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 73.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.4% | 46.0% | 52.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 66.6% | 71.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 72.7% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 80.5% | 82.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 52 Republic of Korea 85.6% compare
- 53 South Africa 84.9% compare
- 54 Cyprus 84.8% compare
- 56 Spain 82.3% compare
- 57 Saudi Arabia 82.0% compare
- 58 Sri Lanka 81.8% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (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 82.9% 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 82.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Singapore ranks 55th out of 131 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 11.9%. 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 lower secondary 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