Percentage of graduates … male Natural Mathematics Statistics in Singapore
Singapore: Percentage of graduates … male Natural Mathematics Statistics was 4.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
4.5%
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
59th
of 121 countries
All-time high
5.0%
in 2022
All-time low
4.5%
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 4.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Singapore ranks 59th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates … male Natural Mathematics Statistics in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4.8% | — |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -9.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 4.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 4.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.8%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 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 4.5% 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 5.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Singapore ranks 59th 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 5.8%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release