UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Singapore

Singapore: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 11.18 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
11.18
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
41st
of 91 countries
All-time high
11.25
in 2016
All-time low
3.08
in 1980
Years of data
17
1980–2018

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Singapore, 1980–2018

46810121980199920181980: 3.11990: 7.81995: 7.32005: 10.12006: 102007: 9.82008: 102009: 10.12010: 10.52011: 10.62012: 10.62013: 10.82014: 10.82015: 11.22016: 11.22017: 112018: 11.2

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Singapore is 11.18, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Singapore peaked at 11.25 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.08, in 1980.

Singapore ranks 41st of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female in Singapore, 1980 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1980 3.08
1990 7.77 +152.0%
1995 7.25 -6.7%
2005 10.12 +39.5%
2006 10.03 -0.9%
2007 9.77 -2.6%
2008 10.05 +2.9%
2009 10.06 +0.1%
2010 10.51 +4.5%
2011 10.58 +0.6%
2012 10.61 +0.3%
2013 10.75 +1.3%
2014 10.85 +0.9%
2015 11.24 +3.6%
2016 11.25 +0.1%
2017 10.97 -2.5%
2018 11.18 +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.08 3.08 3.08 1
1990s 7.51 7.25 7.77 2
2000s 10 9.77 10.12 5
2010s 10.88 10.51 11.25 9

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 38 Argentina 11.35 compare
  2. 39 Qatar 11.28 compare
  3. 40 France 11.27 compare
  4. 42 Malta 11.05 compare
  5. 43 Fiji 11 compare
  6. 44 Romania 10.76 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Singapore?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Singapore was 11.18 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 11.25 in 2016.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 3.08 in 1980.
How does Singapore rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Singapore ranks 41st out of 91 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
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Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/