Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted in Singapore
Singapore: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted was 1.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.4%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
8th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2023
All-time low
1.3%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Singapore, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 1.4% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Singapore ranks 8th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.3% | — |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Singapore?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Singapore was 1.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2016.
- How does Singapore rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Singapore ranks 8th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release