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
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.
That represents a change of 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 1st of 178 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 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.8%, 1.0× the median. (26 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 Afghanistan 100.0% compare
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- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% compare
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- 1 Bahamas 100.0%
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 1 French Polynesia 100.0% compare
- 1 Georgia 100.0%
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 1 Iraq 100.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 100.0%
- 1 Naoero 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0%
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0%
- 1 Tonga 100.0% compare
- 1 Tuvalu 100.0%
- 1 Palestine, State of 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 1st out of 178 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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About this data
Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.