male literacy rate in Singapore was still higher than thefemale literacy rate.
In 2021, the literacy rate for people aged 15 years and older in Singapore was 97.6 percent. The literacy rate for this age group in Singapore has shown a steady increase over the last two decades, indicating an increase in education levels in the population. The Literacy rate for people 15 years and older in Singapore from 2012 to 2021
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (February 24, 2023). Literacy rate for people 15 years and older in Singapore from 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/994945/singapore-literacy-rate-15-years-and-older/
Singapore Department of Statistics. "Literacy rate for people 15 years and older in Singapore from 2012 to 2021." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994945/singapore-literacy-rate-15-years-and-older/
Singapore Department of Statistics. (2023). Literacy rate for people 15 years and older in Singapore from 2012 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994945/singapore-literacy-rate-15-years-and-older/
Singapore Department of Statistics. "Literacy Rate for People 15 Years and Older in Singapore from 2012 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994945/singapore-literacy-rate-15-years-and-older/
Singapore Department of Statistics, Literacy rate for people 15 years and older in Singapore from 2012 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994945/singapore-literacy-rate-15-years-and-older/ (last visited June 03, 2023)
Literacy rate for people 15 years and older in Singapore from 2012 to 2021 [Graph], Singapore Department of Statistics, February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/994945/singapore-literacy-rate-15-years-and-older/