Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 85.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Singapore, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 85.3% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Singapore peaked at 85.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 1980.
That places Singapore 55th out of 135 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 both in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.2% | — |
| 1990 | 51.3% | +34.2% |
| 1995 | 58.1% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 85.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 93% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 85.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.6%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +34.2% | 38.2% | 51.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 51.3% | 58.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 70.8% | 74.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 76.2% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 83.1% | 85.3% | 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 85.3% 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 85.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Singapore ranks 55th out of 135 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 10.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release