Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Singapore
Singapore: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 82.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Singapore, 1980–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Singapore stood at 82.0%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Singapore peaked at 82.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1980.
That places Singapore 26th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.8% | — |
| 1990 | 28.5% | +80.4% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | +44.6% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +54.7% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 41.2% | 41.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 63.7% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 23 Dominican Republic 83.9% compare
- 24 Brazil 82.8% compare
- 25 Mexico 82.4% compare
- 27 United Arab Emirates 81.6% compare
- 28 China 81.2% compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 80.9% compare
More education data for Singapore
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Singapore?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Singapore was 82.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Singapore ranks 26th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release