Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Singapore
Singapore: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 31.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
31.8%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
79th
of 113 countries
All-time high
34.3%
in 2017
All-time low
31.5%
in 2021
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
Singapore recorded 31.8% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Singapore ranks 79th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 33.7% | — |
| 2017 | 34.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.4% | 32.4% | 34.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 31.5% | 32.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 76 Seychelles 32.5% compare
- 77 Luxembourg 32.2% compare
- 78 Eswatini 32.0%
- 80 Macau, China 31.7% compare
- 81 Dominican Republic 31.6% compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 31.1% compare
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 science, technology, engineering and in Singapore?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Singapore was 31.8% 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 34.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2021.
- How does Singapore rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Singapore ranks 79th out of 113 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 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release