Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0023 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Singapore stood at 0.0023 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Singapore peaked at 0.0037 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 units per person, in 2023.
Singapore ranks 181st of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0036 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0037 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0035 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0035 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0036 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 units per person | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 units per person | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Singapore?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Singapore was 0.0023 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Singapore ranks 181st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.