ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) vs Singapore: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
84.6%
in 2024
Singapore
98.1%
in 2023
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
56th
Singapore rank
56th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
  • Singapore
020406080100200720152024

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 98.1% against 84.6% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), a difference of 13.5%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 56th and Singapore ranks 56th of 188 groups.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Singapore Difference Ahead
2010s 79.0% 98.5% 19.5% Singapore
2020s 83.9% 98.1% 14.1% Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) or Singapore?
Singapore, at 98.1% against 84.6% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Singapore?
13.5%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Singapore?
8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Singapore rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 56th and Singapore ranks 56th of 188 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
327 places, 5,769 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release