Singapore - Literacy rate

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Singapore was 99.94 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 99.94 in 2019, while its lowest value was 96.16 in 1980.

Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 96.16
1990 99.08
2000 99.60
2010 99.77
2011 99.88
2012 99.89
2013 99.90
2014 99.90
2015 99.84
2016 99.94
2017 99.94
2018 99.94
2019 99.94

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Singapore was 99.91 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 99.92 in 2017, while its lowest value was 96.41 in 1980.

Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 96.41
1990 98.86
2000 99.41
2010 99.74
2011 99.89
2012 99.90
2013 99.90
2014 99.90
2015 99.74
2016 99.91
2017 99.92
2018 99.92
2019 99.91

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Singapore was 99.93 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 99.93 in 2017, while its lowest value was 96.29 in 1980.

Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 96.29
1990 98.97
2000 99.50
2010 99.75
2011 99.89
2012 99.89
2013 99.90
2014 99.90
2015 99.78
2016 99.93
2017 99.93
2018 99.93
2019 99.93

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Singapore was 96.13 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 96.13 in 2019, while its lowest value was 73.97 in 1980.

Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 73.97
1990 83.03
2000 88.65
2010 93.77
2011 94.07
2012 94.36
2013 94.64
2014 94.91
2015 95.19
2016 95.45
2017 95.69
2018 95.92
2019 96.13

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Singapore was 98.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 98.90 in 2019, while its lowest value was 91.57 in 1980.

Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 91.57
1990 95.09
2000 96.57
2010 98.04
2011 98.39
2012 98.47
2013 98.54
2014 98.61
2015 98.56
2016 98.73
2017 98.80
2018 98.85
2019 98.90

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Singapore was 97.48 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 97.48 in 2019, while its lowest value was 82.91 in 1980.

Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 82.91
1990 89.10
2000 92.55
2010 95.86
2011 96.19
2012 96.37
2013 96.55
2014 96.72
2015 96.83
2016 97.05
2017 97.20
2018 97.34
2019 97.48

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes