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

Singapore: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 19.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
19.0%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
62nd
of 80 countries
All-time high
24.3%
in 2008
All-time low
3.8%
in 1980
Years of data
17
1980–2018

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

5101520251980199920181980: 3.81990: 6.81995: 122005: 21.62006: 23.42007: 23.52008: 24.32009: 23.22010: 20.12011: 21.12012: 20.62013: 20.22014: 20.12015: 20.32016: 19.32017: 18.32018: 19

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2018, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Singapore stood at 19.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Singapore peaked at 24.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1980.

That places Singapore 62nd out of 80 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 upper secondary, female in Singapore, 1980 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1980 3.8%
1990 6.8% +78.5%
1995 12.0% +76.5%
2005 21.6% +80.2%
2006 23.4% +8.6%
2007 23.5% +0.1%
2008 24.3% +3.8%
2009 23.2% -4.6%
2010 20.1% -13.4%
2011 21.1% +4.8%
2012 20.6% -2.2%
2013 20.2% -2.2%
2014 20.1% -0.5%
2015 20.3% +1.3%
2016 19.3% -5.1%
2017 18.3% -5.1%
2018 19.0% +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 1
1990s 9.4% 6.8% 12.0% 2
2000s 23.2% 21.6% 24.3% 5
2010s 19.9% 18.3% 21.1% 9

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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 19.0% 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 24.3% in 2008.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1980.
How does Singapore rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Singapore ranks 62nd out of 80 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 down 21.8%. 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 upper secondary, female. 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 upper secondary, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 887 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed upper secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total female 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/