Mean Years Of Schooling, Annual
Description
Mean years of schooling among Singapore residents from 1980 to 2024, published annually by the Singapore Department of Statistics. The series covers residents who were not attending educational institutions as full-time students, including those upgrading qualifications through part-time courses, with each year presented as its own column in a wide time-series CSV. Census years, General Household Survey years, and Comprehensive June Labour Force Survey years are combined into a single long educational-attainment series. Education researchers and policy analysts use it to track how schooling levels and human capital in Singapore have risen across more than four decades. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder TS/M850591.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 27/07/2026 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: Data pertain to residents who were not attending educational institutions as full-time students and include those who were upgrading their qualifications through part-time courses. For more information, please refer to the 'Population Trends' publication (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/publication-resources/population-trends-2025). Data for 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020 are based on the Census of Population while data for 1995, 2005, 2015 and 2025 are based on the General Household Survey. Data for all other years are based on the Comprehensive June Labour Force Survey. Survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M850591
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 1980-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 3
- Columns
- 45
Chart
Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Data Series | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 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 | 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Years Of Schooling (25 Years & Over) | 11.800000 | 11.700000 | 11.700000 | 11.600000 | 11.300000 | 11.200000 | 11.100000 | 10.900000 | 10.700000 | 10.700000 | 10.600000 | 10.500000 | 10.300000 | 10.200000 | 10.100000 | 9.700000 | 9.700000 | 9.400000 | 9.300000 | 9.300000 | 8.900000 | 8.800000 | 8.700000 | 8.500000 | 8.600000 | 8.200000 | 8.100000 | 7.900000 | 7.700000 | 7.700000 | 7.300000 | 7.200000 | 7.100000 | 6.900000 | 6.600000 | 6.300000 | 6.200000 | 5.900000 | 5.800000 | 5.700000 | 5.800000 | 5.600000 | 4.700000 | |
| Mean Years Of Schooling (25 Years & Over) - Males | 12.200000 | 12.000000 | 12.100000 | 12.000000 | 11.700000 | 11.600000 | 11.600000 | 11.300000 | 11.200000 | 11.200000 | 11.100000 | 11.000000 | 10.900000 | 10.700000 | 10.600000 | 10.300000 | 10.200000 | 9.900000 | 9.900000 | 9.900000 | 9.600000 | 9.400000 | 9.300000 | 9.200000 | 9.200000 | 8.800000 | 8.800000 | 8.600000 | 8.400000 | 8.400000 | 8.100000 | 7.900000 | 7.800000 | 7.600000 | 7.300000 | 7.000000 | 6.900000 | 6.600000 | 6.600000 | 6.500000 | 6.600000 | 6.400000 | 5.600000 | |
| Mean Years Of Schooling (25 Years & Over) - Females | 11.500000 | 11.400000 | 11.300000 | 11.300000 | 10.900000 | 10.800000 | 10.600000 | 10.400000 | 10.300000 | 10.300000 | 10.100000 | 10.000000 | 9.900000 | 9.700000 | 9.700000 | 9.200000 | 9.100000 | 8.800000 | 8.700000 | 8.800000 | 8.300000 | 8.200000 | 8.100000 | 7.900000 | 8.100000 | 7.600000 | 7.400000 | 7.200000 | 7.100000 | 7.200000 | 6.600000 | 6.500000 | 6.300000 | 6.200000 | 5.900000 | 5.600000 | 5.500000 | 5.200000 | 5.000000 | 4.900000 | 5.000000 | 4.700000 | 3.700000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Data Series | Text | No |
| 2025 | Numeric | No |
| 2024 | Numeric | No |
| 2023 | Numeric | No |
| 2022 | 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 | Numeric | No |
| 2008 | Numeric | No |
| 2007 | Numeric | No |
| 2006 | Numeric | No |
| 2005 | Numeric | No |
| 2004 | Numeric | No |
| 2003 | Numeric | No |
| 2002 | Numeric | No |
| 2001 | Numeric | No |
| 2000 | Numeric | No |
| 1999 | Numeric | No |
| 1998 | Numeric | No |
| 1997 | Numeric | No |
| 1996 | Numeric | No |
| 1995 | Numeric | No |
| 1994 | Numeric | No |
| 1993 | Numeric | No |
| 1992 | Numeric | No |
| 1991 | Numeric | No |
| 1990 | Numeric | No |
| 1989 | Numeric | No |
| 1988 | Numeric | No |
| 1987 | Numeric | No |
| 1986 | Numeric | No |
| 1985 | Numeric | No |
| 1984 | Numeric | No |
| 1983 | Numeric | No |
| 1980 | Numeric | No |