Myanmar vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Myanmar
174,621 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.25 million number
in 2019
Myanmar rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
25th

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

  • Myanmar
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.25 million number against 174,621 number in Myanmar, a difference of 2.07 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.9 times Myanmar's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 196 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 30,225 number 266,379 number 236,154 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 51,751 number 608,217 number 556,466 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 84,447 number 799,224 number 714,777 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 127,869 number 1.16 million number 1.03 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 168,901 number 1.88 million number 1.71 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Myanmar or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.25 million number against 174,621 number in Myanmar as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
2.07 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Myanmar ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (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, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 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.