ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) vs Singapore: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
70.0%
in 2024
Singapore
80.5%
in 2023
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank
92nd
Singapore rank
89th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 80.5% against 70.0% in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1980 it was ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ahead.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 92nd and Singapore ranks 89th of 221 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.9% | 69.1% | 4.2% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 76.6% | 12.3% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 81.2% | 19.2% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 80.6% | 16.2% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 80.7% | 13.0% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 80.5% against 70.0% in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) and Singapore?
- 10.5%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) and Singapore?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) and Singapore rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 92nd and Singapore ranks 89th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release