Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Singapore
Singapore: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 66.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Singapore, 2009–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Singapore is 66.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Singapore peaked at 78.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 2024.
Singapore ranks 57th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 77.7% | — |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 66.3% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.7% | 77.7% | 77.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 77.8% | 78.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 66.3% | 69.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Singapore?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Singapore was 66.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2024.
- How does Singapore rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Singapore ranks 57th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).