Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 51.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Singapore, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Singapore stood at 51.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Singapore peaked at 51.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 9th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.9% | — |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +69.7% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +157.7% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 39.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | -0.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 51.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.7%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 51.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.4%, 2.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +157.7% | 10.0% | 25.8% |
| 1995 | +69.7% | 5.9% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 5.9% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 25.8% | 31.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 34.0% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 46.2% | 51.3% | 5 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Singapore?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Singapore was 51.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Singapore ranks 9th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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