Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Singapore

Tertiary education enrollment in Singapore in 2023 — 97.3%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 128. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 4 pp.

2023 97.3% −0.7 pp vs 2022
World rank 11of 128
Period maximum 102%2012
Period minimum 83.9%2016

Trend over time

2010–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Singapore, 2010–202380859095100105201020122014201620182020202220232010: 93.3%2011: 96%2012: 102%2016: 83.9%2017: 84.8%2018: 88.9%2019: 91.1%2020: 93.1%2021: 97.1%2022: 98%2023: 97.3%
Change over the period: +4 pp Annual average: 0.31 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Singapore

Singapore 97.3%
World 43.2%
South-Eastern Asia computed 41.8%
High-income countries computed 81.9%
Tertiary education enrollment — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 97.3 −0.7 pp
2022 98 +0.9 pp
2021 97.1 +4 pp
2020 93.1 +2 pp
2019 91.1 +2.2 pp
2018 88.9 +4.1 pp
2017 84.8 +0.9 pp
2016 83.9
2012 102 +6 pp
2011 96 +2.7 pp
2010 93.3

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.