Singapore vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Singapore
64.4%
in 2023
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
59.8%
in 2024
Singapore rank
74th
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
71st
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Singapore
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 64.4% against 59.8% in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 74th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 71st of 210 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.4% | 28.9% | 19.5% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 58.1% | 38.3% | 19.8% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 47.9% | 18.6% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 54.7% | 10.1% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 57.9% | 6.6% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Singapore or UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Singapore, at 64.4% against 59.8% in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Singapore and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 4.6%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Singapore ranks 74th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 71st of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary 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