UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Singapore

Singapore: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 34.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
34.0%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
2nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
34.0%
in 2018
All-time low
4.8%
in 1980
Years of data
17
1980–2018

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Singapore, 1980–2018

01020301980199920181980: 4.81990: 61995: 9.52005: 32.72006: 22.32007: 22.52008: 24.32009: 252010: 25.92011: 26.52012: 28.12013: 29.72014: 30.22015: 30.52016: 31.12017: 33.32018: 34

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2018, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Singapore stood at 34.0%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Singapore peaked at 34.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1980.

That places Singapore 2nd out of 82 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is Bachelor's or equivalent (ISCED 6), male in Singapore, 1980 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1980 4.8%
1990 6.0% +25.7%
1995 9.5% +57.5%
2005 32.7% +245.8%
2006 22.3% -31.9%
2007 22.5% +1.2%
2008 24.3% +7.7%
2009 25.0% +2.8%
2010 25.9% +3.8%
2011 26.5% +2.3%
2012 28.1% +6.0%
2013 29.7% +5.8%
2014 30.2% +1.6%
2015 30.5% +0.9%
2016 31.1% +2.2%
2017 33.3% +6.8%
2018 34.0% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 1
1990s 7.7% 6.0% 9.5% 2
2000s 25.4% 22.3% 32.7% 5
2010s 29.9% 25.9% 34.0% 9

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 1 Luxembourg 34.9% compare
  2. 3 Kazakhstan 32.0% compare
  3. 4 Estonia 30.8% compare
  4. 5 Republic of Korea 27.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Singapore?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Singapore was 34.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1980.
How does Singapore rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Singapore ranks 2nd out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is Bachelor's or equivalent (ISCED 6), male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is Bachelor's or equivalent (ISCED 6), male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 916 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of male population (age 25 and over) with a completed bachelor's or equivalent degree (ISCED 6) degree as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of males aged 25 years and above who completed a bachelor's or equivalent degree as the highest level of educational attainment by the total male population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/