Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Literacy rate vs gdp per capita was 97.65 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Singapore, 1980–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Singapore is 97.65, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Singapore peaked at 97.65 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82.91, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 21st of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.91 | 82.91 | 82.91 | 1 |
| 1990s | 89.1 | 89.1 | 89.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.55 | 92.55 | 92.55 | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.76 | 95.86 | 97.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.39 | 97.13 | 97.65 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 18 Saudi Arabia 97.93 compare
- 19 Bahrain, Kingdom of 97.82 compare
- 20 Albania 97.68 compare
- 22 Oman 97.34 compare
- 23 Türkiye, Republic of 97.26 compare
- 24 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 97.18 compare
More education data for Singapore
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 16,639 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 0.952 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Singapore?
- Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Singapore was 97.65 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 97.65 in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.91 in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for literacy rate vs gdp per capita?
- Singapore ranks 21st out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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