Indicators On Education And Literacy, Annual

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Indicators On Education And Literacy, Annual

Data from Jan 1960 to Dec 2021

Last updated: 02 Jun 2025, 20:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 24/02/2023

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: For more information, please refer to the 'Population Trends' publication (www.singstat.gov.sg/publications/population/population-trends). Literacy rates will be available at 5-yearly intervals from the Census of Population and General Household Survey after 2021.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M850001

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IndicatorsOnEducationAndLiteracyAnnual.csv (3 rows, 1.8 KB)

Data Series Text	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	1982 Numeric	1981 Numeric	1980 Numeric	1979 Numeric	1978 Numeric	1977 Numeric	1976 Numeric	1975 Numeric	1974 Numeric	1973 Numeric	1972 Numeric	1971 Numeric	1970 Numeric	1969 Numeric	1968 Numeric	1967 Numeric	1966 Numeric	1965 Numeric	1964 Numeric	1963 Numeric	1962 Numeric	1961 Numeric	1960 Numeric
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Literacy Rate (15 Years & Over)	97.6	97.1	97.5	97.3	97.2	97	96.8	96.7	96.6	96.4	96.2	95.9	95.6	95.2	94.8	94.5	94.1	93.8	93.5	93.2	92.9	92.5	92.3	91.9	91.5	91.1	90.8	90.4	90.1	89.8	89.5	89.1	88.4	87.7	87	86.3	85.7	85	84.4	83.8	83.1	82.3	81.6	80.2	78.9	77.5	76.2	74.6	73.1	71.7	70.3	68.9	67.2	65.4	63.5	61.9	60.2	58.4	56.7	55.2	53.8	52.6
Literacy Rate (15 Years & Over) - Males	98.9	98.5	98.9	98.9	98.8	98.7	98.6	98.6	98.5	98.5	98.4	98	97.9	97.7	97.6	97.4	97.3	97.1	97	96.8	96.7	96.6	96.4	96.3	96.1	96	95.8	95.7	95.5	95.4	95.2	95.1	94.7	94.3	94	93.6	93.2	92.9	92.5	92.2	91.8	91.4	90.7	89.8	88.9	88	87.2	86.2	85.3	84.5	83.7	83	81.6	80.3	78.9	77.7	76.4	74.9	73.6	72.4	71.3	70.3
Literacy Rate (15 Years & Over) - Females	96.4	95.8	96.1	95.9	95.7	95.4	95.2	94.9	94.7	94.4	94.1	93.8	93.3	92.7	92.1	91.6	91.1	90.6	90.2	89.7	89.2	88.6	88.1	87.5	87	86.4	85.8	85.3	84.7	84.2	83.6	83	81.9	80.9	79.9	78.9	78	77.1	76.2	75.2	74.2	73.1	72.2	70.4	68.6	66.6	64.7	62.6	60.4	58.4	56.3	54.3	51.8	49.4	47	44.8	42.6	40.3	38.2	36	34.2	32.8

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Data Series	DataSeries	Text	Per Cent	-
2021	2021	Numeric	Per Cent	-
2020	2020	Numeric	Per Cent	-
2019	2019	Numeric	Per Cent	-
2018	2018	Numeric	Per Cent	-
2017	2017	Numeric	Per Cent	-
2016	2016	Numeric	Per Cent	-
2015	2015	Numeric	Per Cent	-
2014	2014	Numeric	Per Cent	-
2013	2013	Numeric	Per Cent	-

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