Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Singapore
Singapore: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 100.0% in 1989. ▬ Flat
Latest (1989)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1971
All-time low
97.5%
in 1972
Years of data
16
1970–1989
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Singapore, 1970–1989
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Singapore is 100.0%, measured in 1989. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Singapore peaked at 100.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 1972.
Singapore ranks 2nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 99.5% | — |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 97.5% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 99.2% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.5% | 97.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 Kenya 111.7% compare
- 2 Afghanistan 100.0% compare
- 2 Anguilla 100.0%
- 2 Albania 100.0% compare
- 2 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% compare
- 2 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 2 Congo 100.0% compare
- 2 Cook Islands 100.0%
- 2 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
- 2 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 2 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 2 Georgia 100.0%
- 2 Iraq 100.0% compare
- 2 Saint Lucia 100.0%
- 2 Liechtenstein 100.0%
- 2 Montserrat 100.0% compare
- 2 Niue 100.0% compare
- 2 Palestine, State of 100.0%
- 2 French Polynesia 100.0% compare
- 2 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 2 Saint Helena 100.0% compare
- 2 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 2 Tokelau 100.0% compare
- 2 Tonga 100.0% compare
- 2 Tuvalu 100.0%
- 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0%
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 percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Singapore?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Singapore was 100.0% in 1989, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 1972.
- How does Singapore rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Singapore ranks 2nd out of 195 countries with data for 1989.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release