Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Singapore
Singapore: Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher was 63.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Singapore, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Singapore stood at 63.1%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Singapore peaked at 63.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1980.
That places Singapore 5th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.4% | — |
| 1990 | 13.1% | +77.7% |
| 1995 | 21.3% | +62.1% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +79.9% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 13.1% | 21.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 36.8% | 40.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 46.5% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 58.3% | 63.1% | 3 |
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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Singapore?
- Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Singapore was 63.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with post-secondary education or higher recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population with post-secondary education or higher recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for share of the population with post-secondary education or higher?
- Singapore ranks 5th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population with post-secondary education or higher rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed post-secondary or tertiary education.