Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Singapore
Singapore: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 41.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Singapore stood at 41.0%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Singapore peaked at 41.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1972.
Singapore ranks 94th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.1% | — |
| 1971 | 12.2% | -24.2% |
| 1972 | 12.2% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 13.6% | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 14.1% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 17.5% | +24.8% |
| 1976 | 16.2% | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 18.4% | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 20.0% | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 21.0% | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 18.6% | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 19.3% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 19.7% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 20.8% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | +53.8% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 35.5% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +7.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 41.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 47.8%, 86% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 41.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.8%, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +53.8% | 20.8% | 32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.1% | 12.2% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 18.6% | 20.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 31.0% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 34.1% | 35.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 35.2% | 38.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 37.4% | 41.0% | 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 tertiary education who are female in Singapore?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Singapore was 41.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1972.
- How does Singapore rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Singapore ranks 94th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release