Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary was 66.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore is 66.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore peaked at 66.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1980.
That places Singapore 3rd out of 108 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.6% | — |
| 1990 | 15.8% | +64.5% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | +57.6% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | +69.9% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 66.3% | +1.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 66.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.1%, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 66.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.0%, 2.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … male post-secondary non-tertiary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +69.9% | 24.9% | 42.4% |
| 1990 | +64.5% | 9.6% | 15.8% |
| 1995 | +57.6% | 15.8% | 24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 15.8% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 40.9% | 44.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 50.8% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 61.8% | 66.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 Kazakhstan 79.0% compare
- 2 Canada 67.5% compare
- 4 Ireland 60.6% compare
- 5 Lithuania 56.7% compare
- 6 South Korea 54.7% 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore was 66.3% 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 66.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Singapore ranks 3rd out of 108 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 24.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release