Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Singapore
Singapore: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 21.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
21.6%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
17th
of 122 countries
All-time high
22.6%
in 2017
All-time low
21.6%
in 2023
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
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Singapore stood at 21.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Singapore ranks 17th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22.3% | — |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.8% | 22.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.6% | 22.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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 21.6% 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 22.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Singapore ranks 17th out of 122 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 down 3.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release