Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Myanmar: Teachers in primary education, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1.63 million number
in 2019
Myanmar
174,621 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
30th
Myanmar rank
28th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 1.63 million number against 174,621 number in Myanmar, a difference of 1.45 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 9.3 times Myanmar's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th and Myanmar ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Myanmar Difference Ahead
1970s 230,342 number 30,225 number 200,117 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 597,007 number 51,751 number 545,256 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 826,825 number 79,270 number 747,555 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 1.11 million number 127,869 number 981,221 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 1.46 million number 175,357 number 1.28 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Myanmar?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 1.63 million number against 174,621 number in Myanmar as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Myanmar?
1.45 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Myanmar?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Myanmar rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th and Myanmar ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.