Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore
Singapore: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 87 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.75 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
14
1980–2020
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore, 1980–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 1 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore peaked at 1 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.75 GPIA, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 16th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.75 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.89 GPIA | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 0.95 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.99 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.75 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.95 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.995 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 14 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.01 GPIA compare
- 15 Chile 1.01 GPIA compare
- 16 Albania 1 GPIA compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Armenia 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Maldives 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Paraguay 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Tajikistan 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore was 1 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Singapore ranks 16th out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 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