What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Myanmar and Turkey?

9,475 number, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Turkey?

19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

Myanmar vs Turkey: Teachers in primary education, female

Myanmar

174,621 number

in 2018

Turkey

184,096 number

in 2018

Myanmar rank

28th

Turkey rank

25th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Myanmar
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 184,096 number against 174,621 number in Myanmar, a difference of 9,475 number.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Turkey ahead.

Myanmar ranks 28th and Turkey ranks 25th of 196 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	30,225 number	50,220 number	19,995 number	Turkey
1980s	52,514 number	89,214 number	36,700 number	Turkey
1990s	73,633 number	99,478 number	25,845 number	Turkey
2010s	174,873 number	176,972 number	2,099 number	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Myanmar or Turkey?: Turkey, at 184,096 number against 174,621 number in Myanmar as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Myanmar and Turkey?: 9,475 number, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Turkey?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Myanmar and Turkey rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Myanmar ranks 28th and Turkey ranks 25th of 196 countries.
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: 21 August 2026

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.