Singapore: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
In , Singapore's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 97.65.
That's up 0.5% from 2020, the highest value on record.
The global average for this indicator in 2021 was 89.47 .
Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS) • Data as of 2021
Trend (2010–2021)
Highlights
- Peak
- 97.65
- Trough
- 95.86
- 1-year change
- +0.5%
- 5-year change
- +0.6%
- +0.1% / yr
- 10-year change
- +1.5%
- +0.2% / yr
Historical Data — Last 10 Years
| Year | Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
|---|---|
| 97.6500 | |
| 97.1300 | |
| 97.4800 | |
| 97.3400 | |
| 97.2000 | |
| 97.0500 | |
| 96.8300 | |
| 96.7200 | |
| 96.5500 | |
| 96.3700 |
About Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
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.
Indicator code: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS • Category: Education
Frequently asked questions
- What was Singapore's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2021?
- In 2021, Singapore's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 97.65, according to World Bank Open Data.
- Is Singapore's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rising or falling?
- Singapore's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rose 0.5% from 2020 to 2021.
- How does Singapore's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) compare to the world average?
- The global average for Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2021 was 89.47, so Singapore is above the world average.
- What is Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) and how is it measured?
- 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: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS), CC BY 4.0.