Indicators On Education And Literacy, Annual
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 6 records. Fields include Data Series, 2025, 2021, 2020 (64 columns in total). Covers 1960-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Last updated 2026-09-02.
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
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 1960-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 6
- Columns
- 64
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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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 |
| 2009 | Text | No |
| 2008 | Text | No |
| 2007 | Text | No |
| 2006 | Text | No |
| 2005 | Text | No |
| 2004 | Text | No |
| 2003 | Text | No |
| 2002 | Text | No |
| 2001 | Text | No |
| 2000 | Numeric | No |
| 1999 | Text | No |
| 1998 | Text | No |
| 1997 | Text | No |
| 1996 | Text | No |
| 1995 | Text | No |
| 1994 | Text | No |
| 1993 | Text | No |
| 1992 | Text | No |
| 1991 | Text | No |
| 1990 | Numeric | No |
| 1989 | Text | No |
| 1988 | Text | No |
| 1987 | Text | No |
| 1986 | Text | No |
| 1985 | Text | No |
| 1984 | Text | No |
| 1983 | Text | No |
| 1982 | Text | No |
| 1981 | Text | No |
| 1980 | Numeric | No |
| 1979 | Text | No |
| 1978 | Text | No |
| 1977 | Text | No |
| 1976 | Text | No |
| 1975 | Text | No |
| 1974 | Text | No |
| 1973 | Text | No |
| 1972 | Text | No |
| 1971 | Text | No |
| 1970 | Numeric | No |
| 1969 | Text | No |
| 1968 | Text | No |
| 1967 | Text | No |
| 1966 | Text | No |
| 1965 | Text | No |
| 1964 | Text | No |
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