Secondary education, teachers, female in Singapore
Singapore: Secondary education, teachers, female was 8,760 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Singapore recorded 8,760 for secondary education, teachers, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Singapore peaked at 9,991 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,061, in 1970.
That places Singapore 118th out of 198 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.
Secondary education, teachers, female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,061 | — |
| 1971 | 3,246 | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 3,086 | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 3,258 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 3,421 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 3,461 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 3,560 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 3,686 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 3,822 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 4,226 | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 6,486 | +53.5% |
| 2007 | 8,614 | +32.8% |
| 2008 | 9,005 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 9,583 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 9,991 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 9,640 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 9,591 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 9,433 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 9,303 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 9,266 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 9,069 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 8,760 | -3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +53.5% | 4,226 | 6,486 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,483 | 3,061 | 4,226 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,486 | 6,486 | 6,486 | 1 |
| 2000s | 9,067 | 8,614 | 9,583 | 3 |
| 2010s | 9,664 | 9,433 | 9,991 | 4 |
| 2020s | 9,100 | 8,760 | 9,303 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.79 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, female in Singapore?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Singapore was 8,760 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 9,991 in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,061 in 1970.
- How does Singapore rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Singapore ranks 118th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.