Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Singapore
Singapore: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 64.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Singapore is 64.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Singapore peaked at 66.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1970.
That places Singapore 74th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.7% | — |
| 1971 | 41.1% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 41.3% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 43.3% | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 44.5% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 45.9% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 47.5% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 49.4% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 58.1% | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.8% | 40.7% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.1% | 58.1% | 58.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 66.0% | 66.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 64.6% | 65.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 64.4% | 64.7% | 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 percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Singapore?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Singapore was 64.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1970.
- How does Singapore rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Singapore ranks 74th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release