Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 53.2% 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 53.2%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Singapore peaked at 53.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1990.
That places Singapore 4th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 8.4% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 29.1% | 35.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 37.0% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 48.3% | 53.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 Russia 64.1% compare
- 2 Uzbekistan 61.5% compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 55.7% compare
- 5 Ireland 51.2% compare
- 6 United States of America 49.8% compare
- 7 Korea 49.6% 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 53.2% 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 53.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Singapore ranks 4th out of 129 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 25.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release