Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Singapore

Singapore: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0006 number per person in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0006 number per person
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
160th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.002 number per person
in 1970
All-time low
0.0005 number per person
in 2016
Years of data
28
1970–2018

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Singapore, 1970–2018

0.0010.0010.0020.0021970199420181970: 0.002 number per person1971: 0.002 number per person1972: 0.002 number per person1973: 0.002 number per person1974: 0.002 number per person1975: 0.002 number per person1976: 0.002 number per person1977: 0.001 number per person1978: 0.001 number per person1979: 0.001 number per person1980: 0.001 number per person1981: 0.001 number per person1982: 0.001 number per person1983: 0.001 number per person1984: 0.001 number per person1985: 0.001 number per person1986: 0.001 number per person1987: 0.001 number per person1988: 0.001 number per person1989: 0.001 number per person1994: 0.001 number per person1995: 0.001 number per person2007: 0.001 number per person2008: 0.001 number per person2009: 0.001 number per person2016: 0.001 number per person2017: 0.001 number per person2018: 0.001 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 0.0006 number per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Singapore peaked at 0.002 number per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 number per person, in 2016.

Singapore ranks 160th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Singapore, 1970 to 2018.
Year number per person Change
1970 0.002 number per person —
1971 0.0019 number per person -4.4%
1972 0.0017 number per person -9.1%
1973 0.0017 number per person -3.7%
1974 0.0016 number per person -3.4%
1975 0.0016 number per person -3.2%
1976 0.0015 number per person -2.9%
1977 0.0015 number per person -3.6%
1978 0.0015 number per person -0.0%
1979 0.0014 number per person -1.9%
1980 0.0013 number per person -8.8%
1981 0.0013 number per person -3.5%
1982 0.0012 number per person -4.1%
1983 0.0012 number per person -3.7%
1984 0.0012 number per person +2.2%
1985 0.0012 number per person -3.2%
1986 0.0011 number per person -2.2%
1987 0.0011 number per person -4.3%
1988 0.001 number per person -5.1%
1989 0.001 number per person -5.4%
1994 0.0007 number per person -24.4%
1995 0.0007 number per person -8.4%
2007 0.0006 number per person -12.1%
2008 0.0006 number per person -2.9%
2009 0.0006 number per person +4.7%
2016 0.0005 number per person -9.0%
2017 0.0006 number per person +1.1%
2018 0.0006 number per person +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0016 number per person 0.0014 number per person 0.002 number per person 10
1980s 0.0012 number per person 0.001 number per person 0.0013 number per person 10
1990s 0.0007 number per person 0.0007 number per person 0.0007 number per person 2
2000s 0.0006 number per person 0.0006 number per person 0.0006 number per person 3
2010s 0.0006 number per person 0.0005 number per person 0.0006 number per person 3

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 157 United Kingdom 0.0006 number per person compare
  2. 158 Philippines 0.0006 number per person compare
  3. 159 Puerto Rico 0.0006 number per person compare
  4. 161 Albania 0.0006 number per person compare
  5. 162 Estonia 0.0006 number per person compare
  6. 163 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0005 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Singapore?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Singapore was 0.0006 number per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 0.002 number per person in 1970.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 number per person in 2016.
How does Singapore rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Singapore ranks 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (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, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.