ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) vs Singapore: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2.28 million
in 2024
Singapore
16,639
in 2023
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
123rd
Singapore rank
125th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
  • Singapore
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How they compare

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) currently reports 2.28 million against 16,639 in Singapore, a difference of 2.27 million.

That makes ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s figure about 137.2 times Singapore's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 123rd and Singapore ranks 125th of 221 groups.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 641,786 10,976 630,810 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
1980s 942,898 10,062 932,837 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
1990s 1.23 million 10,325 1.22 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2000s 1.74 million 15,088 1.72 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2010s 2.16 million 16,136 2.15 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2020s 2.23 million 16,770 2.21 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or Singapore?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), at 2.28 million against 16,639 in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Singapore?
2.27 million, with ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Singapore?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Singapore rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 123rd and Singapore ranks 125th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.