Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 63.1% 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 63.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Singapore peaked at 63.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 5th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 13.1% | 21.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 36.8% | 40.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 46.5% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 58.3% | 63.1% | 3 |
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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 63.1% 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 63.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Singapore ranks 5th out of 110 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 29.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release