Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Singapore

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Singapore was 97.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 0.7 pts from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 133 countries in 2020.

202397.3%
Change on 2022-0.7 pts
Rank9th of 133Countries ranked
Series high1022012
Series low83.92016

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Singapore, 2010 to 2023

808590951001052010201220172019202120232010: 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 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 11 values
Period%
202397.3
202298
202197.1
202093.1
201991.1
201888.9
201784.8
201683.9
2012102
201196
201093.3

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Definition

Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Singapore?

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Singapore was 97.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 0.7 pts from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 133 countries in 2020.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Singapore?

102% in 2012, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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