Mean Years Of Schooling, Annual

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Mean Years Of Schooling, Annual

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 27/07/2026

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: Data pertain to residents who were not attending educational institutions as full-time students and include those who were upgrading their qualifications through part-time courses. For more information, please refer to the 'Population Trends' publication (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/publication-resources/population-trends-2025). Data for 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020 are based on the Census of Population while data for 1995, 2005, 2015 and 2025 are based on the General Household Survey. Data for all other years are based on the Comprehensive June Labour Force Survey. Survey estimates are subject to sampling variability.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M850591

Data from Jan 1980 to Dec 2025

Last updated 1 day ago (2 Sep 2026)

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MeanYearsOfSchoolingAnnual.csv (3 rows, 1.3 KB)

Data Series Text	2025 Numeric	2024 Numeric	2023 Numeric	2022 Numeric	2021 Numeric	2020 Numeric	2019 Numeric	2018 Numeric	2017 Numeric	2016 Numeric	2015 Numeric	2014 Numeric	2013 Numeric	2012 Numeric	2011 Numeric	2010 Numeric	2009 Numeric	2008 Numeric	2007 Numeric	2006 Numeric	2005 Numeric	2004 Numeric	2003 Numeric	2002 Numeric	2001 Numeric	2000 Numeric	1999 Numeric	1998 Numeric	1997 Numeric	1996 Numeric	1995 Numeric	1994 Numeric	1993 Numeric	1992 Numeric	1991 Numeric	1990 Numeric	1989 Numeric	1988 Numeric	1987 Numeric	1986 Numeric	1985 Numeric	1984 Numeric	1983 Numeric	1980 Numeric
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Mean Years Of Schooling (25 Years & Over)	11.9	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.3	11.2	11.1	10.9	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.5	10.3	10.2	10.1	9.7	9.7	9.4	9.3	9.3	8.9	8.8	8.7	8.5	8.6	8.2	8.1	7.9	7.7	7.7	7.3	7.2	7.1	6.9	6.6	6.3	6.2	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.8	5.6	4.7
Mean Years Of Schooling (25 Years & Over) - Males	12.2	12.2	12	12.1	12	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11	10.9	10.7	10.6	10.3	10.2	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.6	9.4	9.3	9.2	9.2	8.8	8.8	8.6	8.4	8.4	8.1	7.9	7.8	7.6	7.3	7	6.9	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.6	6.4	5.6
Mean Years Of Schooling (25 Years & Over) - Females	11.6	11.5	11.4	11.3	11.3	10.9	10.8	10.6	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.1	10	9.9	9.7	9.7	9.2	9.1	8.8	8.7	8.8	8.3	8.2	8.1	7.9	8.1	7.6	7.4	7.2	7.1	7.2	6.6	6.5	6.3	6.2	5.9	5.6	5.5	5.2	5	4.9	5	4.7	3.7

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Data Series	DataSeries	Text	Years	-
2025	2025	Numeric	Years	-
2024	2024	Numeric	Years	-
2023	2023	Numeric	Years	-
2022	2022	Numeric	Years	-
2021	2021	Numeric	Years	-
2020	2020	Numeric	Years	-
2019	2019	Numeric	Years	-
2018	2018	Numeric	Years	-
2017	2017	Numeric	Years	-

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dataset_id = "d_0f8fd20f3aecd9dccd41b9d750e72d4a"
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response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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