Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Singapore
Singapore: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.3%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
54th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2022
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Singapore, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Singapore is 0.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
That places Singapore 54th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.3% | — |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 51 Palestine, State of 0.3% compare
- 52 Azerbaijan 0.3% compare
- 53 Iceland 0.3% compare
- 55 Portugal 0.3% compare
- 56 Ukraine 0.3% compare
- 57 New Zealand 0.3% compare
More education data for Singapore
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Singapore?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Singapore was 0.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Singapore rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Singapore ranks 54th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release