World Data Atlas Topics Education

Literacy in Singapore

Demographics Age (% in 2020)
Adult 97.13 WB + 1 other
Youth 1 WB
Gender (% in 2020)
Male 98.54 WB
Female 95.83 WB
Southeast Asia (%)
Brunei Darussalam 97.59 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Singapore 97.13 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Macau 97.11 in 2021 WB
Philippines 96.28 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Indonesia 96 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Viet Nam 95.75 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Malaysia 94.85 in 2018 UNDP + 1 other
Thailand 94.1 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Myanmar 89.07 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 87.52 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Cambodia 83.78 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Timor-Leste 69.9 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 97.31 % in 2021 WB
Duration 6 years in 2022 WB
Educational Attainment 80.46 % in 2020 WB
Enrollment Rate 4.41 % in 2021 WB
Intake Rate Primary Education 6 timeseries
Literacy 97.13 % in 2020 WB + 1 other
Not in Education 5.62 % in 2022 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 14.69 ratio in 2017 WB
School Life Expectancy 11.9 years in 2022 UNDP + 1 other
Starting Age 12 years in 2022 WB
Education Indicators