Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore
Singapore: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
1 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 1980
All-time low
1 index
in 1980
Years of data
15
1980–2021
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore, 1980–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 1 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2021. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore peaked at 1 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 23rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 index | — |
| 1990 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 20 Burundi 1 index compare
- 21 Mauritius 1 index compare
- 22 Myanmar 1 index compare
- 23 Albania 1 index compare
- 23 Armenia 1 index compare
- 23 Azerbaijan 1 index compare
- 23 Bahrain 1 index compare
- 23 Belarus 1 index compare
- 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 index compare
- 23 Brazil 1 index compare
- 23 Cape Verde 1 index compare
- 23 China 1 index compare
- 23 Ecuador 1 index compare
- 23 Eswatini 1 index compare
- 23 Georgia 1 index compare
- 23 Jordan 1 index compare
- 23 Kuwait 1 index compare
- 23 Macau, China 1 index compare
- 23 Maldives 1 index compare
- 23 Mexico 1 index compare
- 23 Republic of Moldova 1 index compare
- 23 Nigeria 1 index compare
- 23 Oman 1 index compare
- 23 Paraguay 1 index compare
- 23 Peru 1 index compare
- 23 Qatar 1 index compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 1 index compare
- 23 Serbia 1 index compare
- 23 Spain 1 index compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 1 index compare
- 23 Thailand 1 index compare
- 23 Tonga 1 index compare
- 23 Tunisia 1 index compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 1 index compare
- 23 Uruguay 1 index compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 1 index compare
- 23 Viet Nam 1 index compare
More education data for Singapore
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore was 1 index in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Singapore ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.