Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Myanmar
Myanmar: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.3333 units per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Myanmar is 0.3333 units per square kilometre, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Myanmar peaked at 0.3699 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0996 units per square kilometre, in 1975.
Myanmar ranks 115th 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 square kilometre in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1043 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.1088 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1088 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0996 units per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1014 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1027 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1167 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1229 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1263 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1229 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1198 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1267 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.137 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1341 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1339 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1319 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1496 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1471 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1651 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1706 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1772 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1816 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1832 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1835 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2367 units per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2268 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2268 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2245 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.228 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2359 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2451 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2543 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2635 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2714 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2744 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2781 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2876 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3699 units per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3582 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3333 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.3333 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3318 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.3333 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7304 units per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +29.0% | 0.1835 units per square kilometre | 0.2367 units per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +28.6% | 0.2876 units per square kilometre | 0.3699 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1082 units per square kilometre | 0.0996 units per square kilometre | 0.1229 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.1329 units per square kilometre | 0.1198 units per square kilometre | 0.1496 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1854 units per square kilometre | 0.1651 units per square kilometre | 0.2367 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2451 units per square kilometre | 0.2245 units per square kilometre | 0.2744 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3254 units per square kilometre | 0.2781 units per square kilometre | 0.3699 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 112 Fiji 0.3613 units per square kilometre compare
- 113 Albania 0.3498 units per square kilometre compare
- 114 Czechia 0.3364 units per square kilometre compare
- 116 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3318 units per square kilometre compare
- 117 Lesotho 0.3301 units per square kilometre compare
- 118 Venezuela 0.3213 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Myanmar?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Myanmar was 0.3333 units per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3699 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0996 units per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Myanmar rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 115th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.