Secondary education, teachers, female in Singapore

Singapore: Secondary education, teachers, female was 8,760 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,760
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
118th
of 198 countries
All-time high
9,991
in 2016
All-time low
3,061
in 1970
Years of data
22
1970–2023

Secondary education, teachers, female in Singapore, 1970–2023

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1970199620231970: 3.1k1971: 3.2k1972: 3.1k1973: 3.3k1974: 3.4k1975: 3.5k1976: 3.6k1977: 3.7k1978: 3.8k1979: 4.2k1995: 6.5k2007: 8.6k2008: 9.0k2009: 9.6k2016: 10.0k2017: 9.6k2018: 9.6k2019: 9.4k2020: 9.3k2021: 9.3k2022: 9.1k2023: 8.8k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

Singapore recorded 8,760 for secondary education, teachers, female in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Singapore peaked at 9,991 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,061, in 1970.

That places Singapore 118th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,483 3,061 4,226 10
1990s 6,486 6,486 6,486 1
2000s 9,067 8,614 9,583 3
2010s 9,664 9,433 9,991 4
2020s 9,100 8,760 9,303 4

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 115 Senegal 10,170 compare
  2. 116 Latvia 10,082 compare
  3. 117 El Salvador 9,803 compare
  4. 119 Puerto Rico 8,560 compare
  5. 120 Botswana 8,532 compare
  6. 121 Libya 8,483 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, teachers, female in Singapore?
Secondary education, teachers, female in Singapore was 8,760 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 9,991 in 2016.
What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 3,061 in 1970.
How does Singapore rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
Singapore ranks 118th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,752 data points, 1970–2025
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Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.