Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female in Singapore
Singapore: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female was 96.42 % in 2021. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female in Singapore, 2010–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female in Singapore stood at 96.42 %. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female in Singapore peaked at 96.42 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 93.77 %, in 2010.
That places Singapore 18th out of 46 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 93.77 % | — |
| 2011 | 94.07 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 94.36 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.64 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.91 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.19 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.45 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.69 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.92 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.83 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.42 % | +0.6% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 96.42 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.25 %, 99% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 96.42 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.42 %, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.89 % | 93.77 % | 95.92 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.12 % | 95.83 % | 96.42 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More economy & growth data for Singapore
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 94.20 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 159.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 17.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26,032 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female in Singapore?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female in Singapore was 96.42 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 96.42 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.77 % in 2010.
- How does Singapore rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female?
- Singapore ranks 18th out of 46 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.