Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.9441 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Singapore, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Singapore is 0.9441 GPIA, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Singapore peaked at 0.9469 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6647 GPIA, in 1980.
That places Singapore 81st out of 132 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 gender in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.6647 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.8144 GPIA | +22.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8322 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8862 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8951 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8977 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9043 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9014 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9086 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9148 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.914 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.922 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9187 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.916 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9205 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9181 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9322 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9364 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9469 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9441 GPIA | -0.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.9441 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9935 GPIA, 95% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.9441 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9451 GPIA, 100% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6647 GPIA | 0.6647 GPIA | 0.6647 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8233 GPIA | 0.8144 GPIA | 0.8322 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8969 GPIA | 0.8862 GPIA | 0.9043 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9175 GPIA | 0.9086 GPIA | 0.9322 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9424 GPIA | 0.9364 GPIA | 0.9469 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 lower secondary education or in Singapore?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Singapore was 0.9441 GPIA 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 0.9469 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6647 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Singapore ranks 81st out of 132 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 3.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release