Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9058 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.9058 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore peaked at 0.9058 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5348 GPIA, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 80th of 108 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.5348 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.658 GPIA | +23.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7099 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8122 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8041 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8175 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.809 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8354 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8347 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8256 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8282 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8411 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8439 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8486 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8449 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8602 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8536 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8741 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8911 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8899 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9058 GPIA | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5348 GPIA | 0.5348 GPIA | 0.5348 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.684 GPIA | 0.658 GPIA | 0.7099 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8156 GPIA | 0.8041 GPIA | 0.8354 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8455 GPIA | 0.8256 GPIA | 0.8741 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8956 GPIA | 0.8899 GPIA | 0.9058 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 77 Kiribati 0.9303 GPIA compare
- 78 Azerbaijan 0.9223 GPIA compare
- 79 Botswana 0.9177 GPIA compare
- 81 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8972 GPIA compare
- 82 New Zealand 0.8896 GPIA compare
- 83 Egypt 0.8638 GPIA 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore was 0.9058 GPIA 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 0.9058 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5348 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Singapore ranks 80th 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 9.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release