ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) vs Singapore: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
71.1%
in 2024
Singapore
80.5%
in 2023
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank
89th
Singapore rank
89th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 80.5% against 71.1% in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), a difference of 9.4%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 89th and Singapore ranks 89th of 221 groups.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 42.0% 66.6% 24.7% Singapore
1980s 44.2% 69.1% 24.9% Singapore
1990s 49.6% 76.6% 27.1% Singapore
2000s 54.9% 81.2% 26.3% Singapore
2010s 65.6% 80.6% 14.9% Singapore
2020s 69.6% 80.7% 11.1% 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, ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) or Singapore?
Singapore, at 80.5% against 71.1% in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) and Singapore?
9.4%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) and Singapore?
33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) and Singapore rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 89th 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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release