Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Myanmar
Myanmar: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 89.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Myanmar, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 89.5% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Myanmar peaked at 89.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 1999.
Myanmar ranks 2nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.4% | — |
| 2000 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 78.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 79.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.4% | 77.4% | 77.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 77.4% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 86.2% | 89.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,660 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 25,434 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,947 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,156 (2018)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.19 million (2018)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1014 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Myanmar?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Myanmar was 89.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 1999.
- How does Myanmar rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Myanmar ranks 2nd out of 156 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release