Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Myanmar
Myanmar: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 78.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Myanmar, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Myanmar stood at 78.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Myanmar peaked at 82.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 3rd out of 153 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 73.2% | — |
| 2000 | 72.6% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 74.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.2% | 73.2% | 73.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 72.6% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 77.2% | 82.6% | 5 |
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 upper secondary education who are female in Myanmar?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Myanmar was 78.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Myanmar ranks 3rd out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release