Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Singapore
Singapore: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 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 Science 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% |
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
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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