Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Singapore
Singapore: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 35.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
35.6%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
6th
of 124 countries
All-time high
36.3%
in 2020
All-time low
34.5%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Singapore, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Singapore is 35.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
That places Singapore 6th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 34.5% | — |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.9% | 34.5% | 35.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.6% | 36.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 3 United Arab Emirates 36.5% compare
- 4 Brunei Darussalam 35.9% compare
- 5 Germany 35.8% compare
- 7 British Virgin Islands 35.6% compare
- 8 Belarus 35.4% compare
- 9 Malaysia 35.1% compare
More education data for Singapore
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Singapore?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Singapore was 35.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2016.
- How does Singapore rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Singapore ranks 6th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release