Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.9465 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.9465 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
95th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.9492 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.6779 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
21
1980–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Singapore, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Singapore stood at 0.9465 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Singapore peaked at 0.9492 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6779 GPIA, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 95th of 134 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 primary … primary gender in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.6779 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.8125 GPIA | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8554 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9022 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8997 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9008 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.909 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.904 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9199 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.919 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9233 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9219 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9294 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9285 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.928 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9288 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9288 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9387 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.944 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9492 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9465 GPIA | -0.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.9465 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9992 GPIA, 95% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.9465 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9741 GPIA, 97% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6779 GPIA | 0.6779 GPIA | 0.6779 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8339 GPIA | 0.8125 GPIA | 0.8554 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9032 GPIA | 0.8997 GPIA | 0.909 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9266 GPIA | 0.919 GPIA | 0.9387 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9466 GPIA | 0.944 GPIA | 0.9492 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 92 Macao 0.9538 GPIA compare
- 93 Saudi Arabia 0.9503 GPIA compare
- 94 North Macedonia 0.9491 GPIA compare
- 96 Vietnam 0.9398 GPIA compare
- 97 Indonesia 0.937 GPIA compare
- 98 Bangladesh 0.9023 GPIA 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 primary education or higher in Singapore?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Singapore was 0.9465 GPIA 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 0.9492 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6779 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Singapore ranks 95th out of 134 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 2.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release