Teachers in secondary education, male in Singapore
Singapore: Teachers in secondary education, male was 4,841 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, male in Singapore, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Singapore is 4,841, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Singapore peaked at 5,393 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,228, in 1978.
Singapore ranks 132nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,452 | — |
| 1971 | 4,660 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 4,419 | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 4,623 | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 4,473 | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 4,490 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 4,433 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 4,339 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 4,228 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 4,337 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 4,673 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 4,447 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 4,466 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4,780 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 5,393 | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 5,289 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 5,154 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 5,083 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 5,078 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 5,103 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 4,990 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 4,841 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,445 | 4,228 | 4,660 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,673 | 4,673 | 4,673 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,564 | 4,447 | 4,780 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5,230 | 5,083 | 5,393 | 4 |
| 2020s | 5,003 | 4,841 | 5,103 | 4 |
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More education data for Singapore
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,402 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,237 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 98,241 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 96,168 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in Singapore?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in Singapore was 4,841 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 5,393 in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,228 in 1978.
- How does Singapore rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- Singapore ranks 132nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release