Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 60.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 60.1% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore peaked at 60.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 6th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.1% | — |
| 1990 | 10.4% | +102.4% |
| 1995 | 17.7% | +70.0% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | +94.4% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 10.4% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 32.9% | 37.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 42.4% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 55.1% | 60.1% | 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)
- 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore was 60.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Singapore ranks 6th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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