Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Singapore
Singapore: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 99.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Singapore, 1980–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Singapore stood at 99.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Singapore peaked at 99.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 91.4%, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 15th of 88 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, male in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 91.4% | — |
| 1990 | 95.6% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 97.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.4% | 91.4% | 91.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 97.2% | 97.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.6% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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, male in Singapore?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Singapore was 99.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.4% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Singapore ranks 15th out of 88 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release