Female Teachers, Primary Education (As % of Total) fell 0.216% to 80.6% in Singapore in 2022

Female Teachers, Primary Education (As % of Total) (%), 2022
Education | Singapore | September 1, 2025
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Female teachers in primary education as a share of total fell 0.216% to 80.6% in Singapore in 2022, according to World Bank.

Historically, female teachers in primary education as a share of total in Singapore reached an all time high of 81.4% in 2009 and an all time low of 65.4% in 1972. When compared to Singapore's main peers, female teachers in primary education as a share of total in Indonesia amounted to 70.6%, 70.7% in Malaysia, 87.9% in Philippines and 67.6% in Thailand in 2022.

Singapore has been ranked 54th within the group of 119 countries we follow in terms of female teachers in primary education as a share of total, 54 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Female Teachers, Primary Education (As % of Total) Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Australia % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Cambodia % 55.7% 56.4% 58.2% 59.0% 58.4%
China % ... ... 65.6% 67.4% 69.0% 70.2% 71.4%
Indonesia % ... 66.0% 68.4% 67.0% 69.5% 69.6%
Laos % 52.3% 52.3% 53.5% 53.7% 53.9%
Malaysia % 69.6% 69.4% 69.7% 69.8% 70.6%
Myanmar % ... ... ... ... 82.3% 80.3% ... ... ... ... ...
Philippines % ... 87.5% 87.4% 87.1% 87.4% 87.6% ...
Singapore % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 80.6% 80.5% 80.7% 80.7% 80.8% ...
Taiwan % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Thailand % ... ... ... ... ... 71.6% ... 71.6% 68.8% 68.8%
Vietnam % 73.4% 78.1% 77.7% 78.6% 78.7%