Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics in Singapore
Singapore: Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics was 5.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.4%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
45th
of 121 countries
All-time high
6.5%
in 2017
All-time low
5.4%
in 2023
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
Singapore recorded 5.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
That places Singapore 45th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6.4% | — |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -3.8% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 5.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.6%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 5.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.4%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.79 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,601 (2023)
- 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)
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 5.4% 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 6.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Singapore ranks 45th 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 14.6%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release