Share of primary school teachers who are women in Singapore
Singapore: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 80.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of primary school teachers who are women in Singapore stood at 80.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Singapore peaked at 81.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 1972.
That places Singapore 89th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.0% | — |
| 1971 | 66.1% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 65.4% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 66.9% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 67.1% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 67.0% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 66.6% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 67.3% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 66.5% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 66.2% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 68.7% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 68.3% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 69.3% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 70.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 71.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 76.2% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 77.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 80.9% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 80.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 96% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 80.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.6% | 65.4% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.1% | 66.2% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.6% | 76.2% | 77.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 80.9% | 81.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 80.5% | 80.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 80.5% | 80.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,601 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 336 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,429 (1989)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,429 (1989)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 163,746 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 238,816 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Singapore?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Singapore was 80.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 1972.
- How does Singapore rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Singapore ranks 89th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.