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
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Myanmar is 78.7%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of 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.
Myanmar ranks 3rd of 131 countries on this measure, 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 131 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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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. 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.