El Salvador vs Singapore: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
El Salvador
40.0%
in 2023
Singapore
41.0%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
97th
Singapore rank
94th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- El Salvador
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 41.0% against 40.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 97th and Singapore ranks 94th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.8% | 16.3% | 6.5% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 29.3% | 20.8% | 8.5% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 31.5% | 2.2% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 34.7% | 0.4% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 36.6% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 38.7% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, El Salvador or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 41.0% against 40.0% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between El Salvador and Singapore?
- 1.0%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Singapore?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Singapore rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- El Salvador ranks 97th and Singapore ranks 94th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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