MDG: Caribbean vs Singapore: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
MDG: Caribbean
71.2%
in 2024
Singapore
80.5%
in 2023
MDG: Caribbean rank
88th
Singapore rank
89th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- MDG: Caribbean
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 80.5% against 71.2% in MDG: Caribbean, a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1972 it was MDG: Caribbean ahead.
MDG: Caribbean ranks 88th and Singapore ranks 89th of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, MDG: Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Caribbean | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.1% | 66.8% | 3.3% | MDG: Caribbean |
| 1980s | 74.1% | 69.1% | 5.0% | MDG: Caribbean |
| 1990s | 73.0% | 76.6% | 3.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 81.2% | 11.4% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 80.6% | 10.3% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 80.7% | 9.1% | 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, MDG: Caribbean or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 80.5% against 71.2% in MDG: Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between MDG: Caribbean and Singapore?
- 9.3%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Caribbean and Singapore?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do MDG: Caribbean and Singapore rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- MDG: Caribbean ranks 88th 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