Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore

Singapore: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9959 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9959 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
31st
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.9959 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.7543 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
12
1980–2018

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore, 1980–2018

00.20.40.60.811980199920181980: 0.754 GPIA1990: 0.889 GPIA2000: 0.955 GPIA2010: 0.989 GPIA2011: 0.993 GPIA2012: 0.993 GPIA2013: 0.994 GPIA2014: 0.994 GPIA2015: 0.995 GPIA2016: 0.995 GPIA2017: 0.996 GPIA2018: 0.996 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore stood at 0.9959 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore peaked at 0.9959 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7543 GPIA, in 1980.

Singapore ranks 31st of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Singapore, 1980 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
1980 0.7543 GPIA
1990 0.8889 GPIA +17.8%
2000 0.9547 GPIA +7.4%
2010 0.9891 GPIA +3.6%
2011 0.9926 GPIA +0.4%
2012 0.9932 GPIA +0.1%
2013 0.9937 GPIA +0.1%
2014 0.9942 GPIA +0.1%
2015 0.9951 GPIA +0.1%
2016 0.9952 GPIA +0.0%
2017 0.9956 GPIA +0.0%
2018 0.9959 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7543 GPIA 0.7543 GPIA 0.7543 GPIA 1
1990s 0.8889 GPIA 0.8889 GPIA 0.8889 GPIA 1
2000s 0.9547 GPIA 0.9547 GPIA 0.9547 GPIA 1
2010s 0.9938 GPIA 0.9891 GPIA 0.9959 GPIA 9

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 28 Albania 0.9963 GPIA compare
  2. 29 South Africa 0.9961 GPIA compare
  3. 30 Montenegro 0.996 GPIA compare
  4. 32 Paraguay 0.9932 GPIA compare
  5. 33 Ecuador 0.9929 GPIA compare
  6. 34 Kuwait 0.9926 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Singapore was 0.9959 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 0.9959 GPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7543 GPIA in 1980.
How does Singapore rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Singapore ranks 31st out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,155 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/