Share of the population with lower secondary education in Singapore
Singapore: Share of the population with lower secondary education was 85.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with lower secondary education 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 lower secondary education in Singapore stood at 85.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with lower secondary education in Singapore peaked at 85.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 1980.
That places Singapore 55th out of 135 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.2% | — |
| 1990 | 51.3% | +34.2% |
| 1995 | 58.1% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 51.3% | 58.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 70.8% | 74.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 76.2% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 83.1% | 85.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.917 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 79,921 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,825 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,560 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.06 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with lower secondary education in Singapore?
- Share of the population with lower secondary education in Singapore was 85.3% 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 lower secondary education recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- Singapore ranks 55th out of 135 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population with lower secondary education rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.