Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Singapore
Singapore: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 13,601 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Singapore is 13,601, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Singapore peaked at 15,384 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7,505, in 1972.
That places Singapore 132nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,513 | — |
| 1971 | 7,906 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 7,505 | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 7,881 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 7,894 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 7,951 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 7,993 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 8,025 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 8,050 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 8,563 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 11,159 | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 11,566 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 13,061 | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 13,471 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 14,363 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 15,384 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 14,929 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 14,745 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 14,516 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 14,381 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 14,369 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 14,059 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 13,601 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,928 | 7,505 | 8,563 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,362 | 11,159 | 11,566 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13,632 | 13,061 | 14,363 | 3 |
| 2010s | 14,894 | 14,516 | 15,384 | 4 |
| 2020s | 14,102 | 13,601 | 14,381 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,639 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 100.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Singapore?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Singapore was 13,601 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 15,384 in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,505 in 1972.
- How does Singapore rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Singapore ranks 132nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.