Teachers in primary education, female in Singapore
Singapore: Teachers in primary education, female was 13,116 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Singapore, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in Singapore stood at 13,116 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Singapore peaked at 13,170 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6,289 number, in 1980.
That places Singapore 118th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,094 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,908 number | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 7,101 number | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 7,450 number | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 7,367 number | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 7,223 number | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 7,100 number | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 6,927 number | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 6,888 number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 7,056 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 6,289 number | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 6,290 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7,063 number | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 6,778 number | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 7,385 number | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 7,192 number | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 7,167 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 7,191 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 7,034 number | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 7,146 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 8,039 number | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 7,983 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 11,525 number | +44.4% |
| 2008 | 12,069 number | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 13,170 number | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 12,664 number | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 12,864 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 13,116 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,311 number | 6,888 number | 8,094 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,954 number | 6,289 number | 7,385 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,011 number | 7,983 number | 8,039 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 12,255 number | 11,525 number | 13,170 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 12,881 number | 12,664 number | 13,116 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More education data for Singapore
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Singapore?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Singapore was 13,116 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 13,170 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,289 number in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Singapore ranks 118th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.