Myanmar vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Myanmar
22,185 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
95,591 number
in 2018
Myanmar rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
32nd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Myanmar
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k198520012018

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 95,591 number against 22,185 number in Myanmar, a difference of 73,406 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 4.3 times Myanmar's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 159 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 6,651 number 38,471 number 31,820 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 8,072 number 45,009 number 36,936 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 20,397 number 81,113 number 60,716 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Myanmar or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 95,591 number against 22,185 number in Myanmar as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
73,406 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Myanmar ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,731 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.