Primary education, teachers, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0042 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.0042 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0047 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 units per person, in 1977.
Myanmar ranks 133rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0025 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0025 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 units per person | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0027 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 units per person | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 units per person | +26.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 units per person | -7.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0042 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0044 units per person, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0042 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0055 units per person, 76% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +26.5% | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0047 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Myanmar?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0042 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 1977.
- How does Myanmar rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 133rd out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.