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

Latest (2018)
0.0033 units per person
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
111th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.0039 units per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.001 units per person
in 1971
Years of data
33
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Myanmar, 1971–2018

0.0010.0020.0030.0041971199420181971: 0.001 units per person1972: 0.001 units per person1973: 0.001 units per person1982: 0.001 units per person1983: 0.001 units per person1984: 0.001 units per person1985: 0.001 units per person1986: 0.001 units per person1987: 0.001 units per person1988: 0.002 units per person1989: 0.002 units per person1990: 0.002 units per person1991: 0.002 units per person1992: 0.002 units per person1993: 0.002 units per person1994: 0.002 units per person1995: 0.002 units per person1999: 0.003 units per person2000: 0.002 units per person2001: 0.002 units per person2002: 0.002 units per person2003: 0.002 units per person2004: 0.003 units per person2005: 0.003 units per person2006: 0.003 units per person2007: 0.003 units per person2008: 0.003 units per person2009: 0.003 units per person2010: 0.003 units per person2014: 0.003 units per person2016: 0.004 units per person2017: 0.004 units per person2018: 0.003 units per person

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Myanmar, 1971 to 2018.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +34.5% 0.0019 units per person 0.0025 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 108 Nicaragua 0.0034 units per person compare
  2. 109 Cyprus 0.0034 units per person compare
  3. 110 Zimbabwe 0.0034 units per person compare
  4. 112 Bulgaria 0.0033 units per person compare
  5. 113 Lesotho 0.0033 units per person compare
  6. 114 Mongolia 0.0033 units per person compare

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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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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

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 6,081 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.