Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0033 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Myanmar stood at 0.0033 units per person.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0039 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per person, in 1971.
That places Myanmar 111th out of 200 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.001 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0011 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 units per person | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 units per person | +34.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.003 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 units per person | +24.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 units per person | -10.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0033 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0033 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0038 units per person, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +34.5% | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0025 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0039 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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Myanmar?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Myanmar was 0.0033 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 1971.
- How does Myanmar rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 111th out of 200 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- 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
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.