Singapore vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Trained teachers in secondary education, male

Singapore
99.0%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
58.7%
in 2021
Singapore rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
30th

Trained teachers in secondary education, male over time

  • Singapore
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
020406080100200720152023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 99.0% against 58.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 40.3%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Singapore ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 103 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 99.5% 62.0% 37.5% Singapore
2010s 99.1% 60.8% 38.3% Singapore
2020s 99.1% 58.5% 40.6% Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trained teachers in secondary education, male, Singapore or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Singapore, at 99.0% against 58.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in trained teachers in secondary education, male between Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
40.3%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.
How do Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for trained teachers in secondary education, male?
Singapore ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Trained teachers in secondary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Trained teachers in secondary education, male (% of male teachers)
Unit
% of male teachers
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
139 places, 1,674 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.