MDG: Southern Asia vs Myanmar: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

MDG: Southern Asia
6.70 million
in 2024
Myanmar
217,561
in 2018
MDG: Southern Asia rank
37th
Myanmar rank
34th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • MDG: Southern Asia
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia currently reports 6.70 million against 217,561 in Myanmar, a difference of 6.49 million.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia's figure about 30.8 times Myanmar's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, MDG: Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

MDG: Southern Asia ranks 37th and Myanmar ranks 34th of 221 groups.

MDG: Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Southern Asia Myanmar Difference Ahead
1970s 2.02 million 70,395 1.95 million MDG: Southern Asia
1980s 2.71 million 86,868 2.62 million MDG: Southern Asia
1990s 3.63 million 126,011 3.50 million MDG: Southern Asia
2000s 4.51 million 160,150 4.35 million MDG: Southern Asia
2010s 5.84 million 203,464 5.64 million MDG: Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, MDG: Southern Asia or Myanmar?
MDG: Southern Asia, at 6.70 million against 217,561 in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between MDG: Southern Asia and Myanmar?
6.49 million, with MDG: Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia and Myanmar?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do MDG: Southern Asia and Myanmar rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 37th and Myanmar ranks 34th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.