Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Singapore
Singapore: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.4% | — |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +59.9% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +117.2% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 53.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 53.2% | -0.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 53.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 53.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.3%, 2.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both 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 | +117.2% | 13.4% | 29.1% |
| 1995 | +59.9% | 8.4% | 13.4% |
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 49.8% compare
- 7 South Korea 49.6% compare
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 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