Average and Median Tenure Duration of Teachers across 30-year Period

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim, Sengkang GRC

Question

To ask the Minister for Education what are the average and median tenure durations of teachers for the periods (i) 1995 to 2009 and (ii) 2010 to 2025.

Response

1. From 1995 to 2009, the median length of service was five to nine years. From 2010 to 2025, the median length of service was 10 to 14 years.¹

Footnotes

1. The median durations are in 5-year bands, as data on length of service prior to 2012 is only available in 5-year bands.