Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Singapore
Singapore: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.5%
Change on year
up 19.6%
World rank
91st
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2020
All-time low
0.4%
in 2022
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
Singapore recorded 0.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Singapore ranks 91st of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Singapore, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.6% | — |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +28.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -23.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 0.5% 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 0.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Singapore rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Singapore ranks 91st out of 111 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 18.7%. 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 Services 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