Literacy rate in Singapore in 2021 — 97.65%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 44. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 14.74 pp.
1980–2021 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Singapore
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 97.65 | +0.52 pp |
| 2020 | 97.13 | −0.35 pp |
| 2019 | 97.48 | +0.14 pp |
| 2018 | 97.34 | +0.14 pp |
| 2017 | 97.2 | +0.15 pp |
| 2016 | 97.05 | +0.22 pp |
| 2015 | 96.83 | +0.11 pp |
| 2014 | 96.72 | +0.17 pp |
| 2013 | 96.55 | +0.18 pp |
| 2012 | 96.37 | +0.18 pp |
| 2011 | 96.19 | +0.33 pp |
| 2010 | 95.86 | — |
| 2000 | 92.55 | — |
| 1990 | 89.1 | — |
| 1980 | 82.91 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Singapore
97.65
Cambodia
71.93
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
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