Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) in Singapore
Singapore: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) was 13,402 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Singapore recorded 13,402 for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Singapore peaked at 13,677 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,289, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 120th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (female) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,094 | — |
| 1971 | 7,908 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 7,101 | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 7,450 | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 7,367 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 7,223 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 7,100 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 6,927 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 6,888 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 7,056 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 6,289 | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 6,290 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7,063 | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 6,778 | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 7,385 | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 7,192 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 7,167 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 7,191 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 7,034 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 7,146 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 8,039 | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 7,983 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 11,525 | +44.4% |
| 2008 | 12,069 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 13,170 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 12,664 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 12,864 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 13,116 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 13,357 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 13,491 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 13,677 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 13,541 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 13,402 | -1.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 13,402 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,363, 82% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 13,402 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,593, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +44.4% | 7,983 | 11,525 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,311 | 6,888 | 8,094 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,954 | 6,289 | 7,385 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,011 | 7,983 | 8,039 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12,255 | 11,525 | 13,170 | 3 |
| 2010s | 13,000 | 12,664 | 13,357 | 4 |
| 2020s | 13,528 | 13,402 | 13,677 | 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 teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Singapore?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Singapore was 13,402 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 13,677 in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,289 in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Singapore ranks 120th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 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
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 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.