Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.9212 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Singapore, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Singapore is 0.9212 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Singapore peaked at 0.9246 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5416 GPIA, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 91st of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5416 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.5909 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.788 GPIA | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7879 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.805 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.818 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.819 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8456 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8453 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8478 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8611 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8614 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8699 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8715 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8717 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8745 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8937 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9128 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9079 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.917 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9246 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9212 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5663 GPIA | 0.5416 GPIA | 0.5909 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8036 GPIA | 0.7879 GPIA | 0.819 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8642 GPIA | 0.8453 GPIA | 0.8937 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9167 GPIA | 0.9079 GPIA | 0.9246 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 88 Fiji 0.9255 GPIA compare
- 89 Mauritius 0.9254 GPIA compare
- 90 Seychelles 0.9233 GPIA compare
- 92 Mexico 0.9186 GPIA compare
- 93 Saudi Arabia 0.895 GPIA compare
- 94 Uzbekistan 0.888 GPIA 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Singapore?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Singapore was 0.9212 GPIA 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 0.9246 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5416 GPIA in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Singapore ranks 91st out of 127 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 6.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release