Teachers in secondary education, male in Singapore

Singapore: Teachers in secondary education, male was 5,154 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
5,154 number
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
129th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5,393 number
in 2016
All-time low
4,228 number
in 1978
Years of data
17
1970–2018

Teachers in secondary education, male in Singapore, 1970–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k1970199420181970: 4.5k number1971: 4.7k number1972: 4.4k number1973: 4.6k number1974: 4.5k number1975: 4.5k number1976: 4.4k number1977: 4.3k number1978: 4.2k number1979: 4.3k number1995: 4.7k number2007: 4.4k number2008: 4.5k number2009: 4.8k number2016: 5.4k number2017: 5.3k number2018: 5.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 5,154 number for teachers in secondary education, male in 2018.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Singapore peaked at 5,393 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,228 number, in 1978.

Singapore ranks 129th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, male in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Singapore, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 4,452 number
1971 4,660 number +4.7%
1972 4,419 number -5.2%
1973 4,623 number +4.6%
1974 4,473 number -3.2%
1975 4,490 number +0.4%
1976 4,433 number -1.3%
1977 4,339 number -2.1%
1978 4,228 number -2.6%
1979 4,337 number +2.6%
1995 4,673 number +7.7%
2007 4,447 number -4.8%
2008 4,466 number +0.4%
2009 4,780 number +7.0%
2016 5,393 number +12.8%
2017 5,289 number -1.9%
2018 5,154 number -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,445 number 4,228 number 4,660 number 10
1990s 4,673 number 4,673 number 4,673 number 1
2000s 4,564 number 4,447 number 4,780 number 3
2010s 5,279 number 5,154 number 5,393 number 3

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 126 Eritrea 5,657 number compare
  2. 127 Lithuania 5,513 number compare
  3. 128 Namibia 5,251 number compare
  4. 130 Republic of Moldova 4,440 number compare
  5. 131 Qatar 4,343 number compare
  6. 132 Bhutan 4,063 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Singapore?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Singapore was 5,154 number in 2018, 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 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 4,228 number in 1978.
How does Singapore rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Singapore ranks 129th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/