Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Singapore
Singapore: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
16.3%
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
5th
of 121 countries
All-time high
16.3%
in 2023
All-time low
11.7%
in 2016
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Singapore is 16.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Singapore ranks 5th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11.7% | — |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.7% | 13.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.8% | 16.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 336 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,429 (1989)
- 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)
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 16.3% 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 16.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2016.
- How does Singapore rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Singapore ranks 5th 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 up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release