Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0023 number per person in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Singapore, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Singapore is 0.0023 number per person, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Singapore peaked at 0.0039 number per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 number per person, in 2016.
That places Singapore 147th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0039 number per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0037 number per person | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 number per person | -11.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 number per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 number per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 number per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0031 number per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.003 number per person | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 number per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.003 number per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 number per person | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0025 number per person | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0027 number per person | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 number per person | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 number per person | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 number per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 number per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 number per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 number per person | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 number per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 number per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 number per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 number per person | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 number per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 number per person | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 number per person | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 number per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 number per person | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0033 number per person | 0.0029 number per person | 0.0039 number per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 number per person | 0.0024 number per person | 0.0027 number per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 number per person | 0.0023 number per person | 0.0024 number per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 number per person | 0.0025 number per person | 0.0026 number per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 number per person | 0.0023 number per person | 0.0023 number per person | 3 |
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), per capita in Singapore?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Singapore was 0.0023 number per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 number per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 number per person in 2016.
- How does Singapore rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Singapore ranks 147th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- 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
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.