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CSV Singapore Department of Statistics

Indicators On Education And Literacy, Annual

Description

Annual Singapore indicators on education and literacy from 1960 through 2025 from the Singapore Department of Statistics, including series used for SDG 4.6.1 youth and adult literacy. After 2021, literacy rates appear at five-year intervals from the Census and General Household Survey. Education policymakers track long-run schooling and literacy progress. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M850001.

Official description

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 30/06/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: For more information, please refer to the 'Population Trends' publication (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/publication-resources/population-trends-2025). Literacy rates will be available at 5-yearly intervals from the Census of Population and General Household Survey after 2021. Data are used for SDG 4.6.1 'Youth/adult literacy rate'. Please refer to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Global Metadata (https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata) for more information on SDG 4.6.1. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M850001

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Coverage
1960-01-01 – 2025-12-31
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Data Series 2025 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960
Literacy Rate (15 Years & Over) 98.600000 97.600000 97.100000 97.500000 97.300000 97.200000 97.000000 96.800000 96.700000 96.600000 96.400000 96.200000 95.900000 95.6 95.2 94.8 94.5 94.1 93.8 93.5 93.2 92.9 92.500000 92.3 91.9 91.5 91.1 90.8 90.4 90.1 89.8 89.5 89.100000 88.4 87.7 87 86.3 85.7 85 84.4 83.8 83.1 82.300000 81.6 80.2 78.9 77.5 76.2 74.6 73.1 71.7 70.3 68.900000 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 99.300000 98.900000 98.500000 98.900000 98.900000 98.800000 98.700000 98.600000 98.600000 98.500000 98.500000 98.400000 98.000000 97.9 97.7 97.6 97.4 97.3 97.1 97 96.8 96.7 96.600000 96.4 96.3 96.1 96 95.8 95.7 95.5 95.4 95.2 95.100000 94.7 94.3 94 93.6 93.2 92.9 92.5 92.2 91.8 91.400000 90.7 89.8 88.9 88 87.2 86.2 85.3 84.5 83.7 83.000000 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 97.900000 96.400000 95.800000 96.100000 95.900000 95.700000 95.400000 95.200000 94.900000 94.700000 94.400000 94.100000 93.800000 93.3 92.7 92.1 91.6 91.1 90.6 90.2 89.7 89.2 88.600000 88.1 87.5 87 86.4 85.8 85.3 84.7 84.2 83.6 83.000000 81.9 80.9 79.9 78.9 78 77.1 76.2 75.2 74.2 73.100000 72.2 70.4 68.6 66.6 64.7 62.6 60.4 58.4 56.3 54.300000 51.8 49.4 47 44.8 42.6 40.3 38.2 36 34.2 32.8
Literacy Rate (15-24 Years) 100.000000 99.900000 99.700000 99.900000 99.900000 99.900000 99.900000 99.800000 99.900000 99.900000 99.900000 99.900000 99.800000 na na na na na na na na na 99.500000 na na na na na na na na na 99.000000 na na na na na na na na na 96.400000 na na na na na na na na na 88.300000 na na na na na na na na na na
Literacy Rate (15-24 Years) - Males 99.900000 99.900000 99.700000 99.900000 99.900000 99.900000 99.900000 99.700000 99.900000 99.900000 99.900000 99.900000 99.700000 na na na na na na na na na 99.400000 na na na na na na na na na 98.900000 na na na na na na na na na 96.600000 na na na na na na na na na 91.900000 na na na na na na na na na na
Literacy Rate (15-24 Years) - Females 100.000000 99.900000 99.800000 99.900000 99.900000 99.900000 99.900000 99.800000 99.900000 99.900000 99.900000 99.900000 99.800000 na na na na na na na na na 99.600000 na na na na na na na na na 99.100000 na na na na na na na na na 96.300000 na na na na na na na na na 84.500000 na na na na na na na na na na

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Data Series Text No
2025 Numeric No
2021 Numeric No
2020 Numeric No
2019 Numeric No
2018 Numeric No
2017 Numeric No
2016 Numeric No
2015 Numeric No
2014 Numeric No
2013 Numeric No
2012 Numeric No
2011 Numeric No
2010 Numeric No
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1980 Numeric No
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1971 Text No
1970 Numeric No
1969 Text No
1968 Text No
1967 Text No
1966 Text No
1965 Text No
1964 Text No
1963 Text No
1962 Text No
1961 Text No
1960 Text No