Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 92.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Singapore, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Singapore is 92.3%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Singapore peaked at 92.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 77th 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 education or higher in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 65.8% | — |
| 1990 | 71.4% | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 80.5% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 83.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.8% | 65.8% | 65.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 76.0% | 71.4% | 80.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 82.1% | 86.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 87.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 91.5% | 92.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 74 Kiribati 93.6% compare
- 75 Chile 93.4% compare
- 76 Brunei Darussalam 92.7% compare
- 78 Macau, China 92.1% compare
- 79 Samoa 91.8% compare
- 80 Iran, Islamic Republic of 91.4% 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 92.3% 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 92.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Singapore ranks 77th 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 5.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release