Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 87.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Singapore, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Singapore stood at 87.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Singapore peaked at 88.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 1980.
That places Singapore 83rd 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 primary education or higher in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.6% | — |
| 1990 | 58.0% | +30.2% |
| 1995 | 68.8% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 75.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.6% | 44.6% | 44.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 63.4% | 58.0% | 68.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 73.8% | 78.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 80.2% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 86.4% | 88.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 80 South Africa 88.7% compare
- 81 Panama 88.0% compare
- 82 Macau, China 87.8% compare
- 84 Philippines 87.2% compare
- 85 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.8% compare
- 86 Sri Lanka 86.6% 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 primary education or higher in Singapore?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Singapore was 87.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Singapore ranks 83rd out of 135 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 primary 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