Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar
Myanmar: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 106,459 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar is 106,459 number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar peaked at 111,432 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 53,958 number, in 1999.
That places Myanmar 27th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53,958 number | — |
| 2000 | 55,331 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 57,433 number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 58,208 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 56,049 number | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 57,395 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 58,488 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 59,432 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 59,434 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 58,809 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 59,243 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 59,897 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 70,063 number | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 111,432 number | +59.0% |
| 2017 | 103,896 number | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 106,459 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53,958 number | 53,958 number | 53,958 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 57,982 number | 55,331 number | 59,434 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,349 number | 59,897 number | 111,432 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.82 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 174,621 (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,940 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 545,901 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 386,298 (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar was 106,459 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 111,432 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,958 number in 1999.
- How does Myanmar rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Myanmar ranks 27th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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.