Singapore Literacy Rate 1980-2024
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.
- Singapore literacy rate for 2021 was 97.65%, a 0.52% increase from 2020.
- Singapore literacy rate for 2020 was 97.13%, a 0.35% decline from 2019.
- Singapore literacy rate for 2019 was 97.48%, a 0.13% increase from 2018.
- Singapore literacy rate for 2018 was 97.34%, a 0.14% increase from 2017.
| Singapore Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
97.65% |
0.52% |
| 2020 |
97.13% |
-0.35% |
| 2019 |
97.48% |
0.13% |
| 2018 |
97.34% |
0.14% |
| 2017 |
97.20% |
0.15% |
| 2016 |
97.05% |
0.22% |
| 2015 |
96.83% |
0.11% |
| 2014 |
96.72% |
0.17% |
| 2013 |
96.55% |
0.18% |
| 2012 |
96.37% |
0.18% |
| 2011 |
96.19% |
0.33% |
| 2010 |
95.86% |
3.31% |
| 2000 |
92.55% |
3.45% |
| 1990 |
89.10% |
6.19% |
| 1980 |
82.91% |
6.19% |
