The chart illustrates the percentages of people who

had different qualifications in science in Malaysia and

Singapore.
Overall, the majority of both countries’ residents
have no qualification in science, while only a small
number of people hold a master’s degree. Although
Malaysia has more people who completed the school
leaving exams, Singapore has more bachelor’s degree
holders.
More than half of the population have no science-
related qualification in Singapore and Malaysia,
which accounted for 60% and 70% of people
respectively. In contrast, a mere 4% of citizens in
both countries hold a master’s degree, making it the
least common type of scientific qualification.
There are twice as many Singaporeans (20%) with a
bachelor’s degree as Malaysians (10%). However,
Malaysia’s figure is higher than that of Singapore for
the number of people who completed the school
leaving exams. While Singapore has 30% of its
population having this qualification, about 35% of
Malaysia’s residents achieved the same task.