Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male 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 78th of 135 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 male 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% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 92.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 92.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.3%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
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 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 78th 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 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