Secondary education, teachers in Myanmar
Myanmar: Secondary education, teachers was 86.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Myanmar, 1986–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, teachers in Myanmar stood at 86.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Myanmar peaked at 86.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 1986.
That places Myanmar 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 68.4% | — |
| 1987 | 69.8% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 71.3% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 71.4% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 71.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 72.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 73.3% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 73.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.5% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 76.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 77.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.4% | 68.4% | 72.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 72.8% | 71.0% | 76.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 76.4% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 85.1% | 86.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 217,561 (2018)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.22 (2018)
- School enrollment, primary 120.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Myanmar?
- Secondary education, teachers in Myanmar was 86.2% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 1986.
- How does Myanmar rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Myanmar ranks 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.