Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 174,621 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Myanmar is 174,621 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Myanmar peaked at 199,843 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28,919 number, in 1971.
Myanmar ranks 28th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 28,919 number | — |
| 1972 | 30,574 number | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 31,182 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 42,623 number | +36.7% |
| 1983 | 46,408 number | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 51,426 number | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 50,775 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 51,747 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 51,781 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 59,932 number | +15.7% |
| 1989 | 59,315 number | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 65,647 number | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 68,934 number | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 72,969 number | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 75,912 number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 78,371 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 79,963 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 113,092 number | +41.4% |
| 2000 | 110,732 number | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 109,634 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 113,486 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 114,398 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 123,101 number | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 129,453 number | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 136,034 number | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 142,290 number | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 148,314 number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 151,249 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 152,324 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 157,456 number | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 199,843 number | +26.9% |
| 2017 | 192,542 number | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 174,621 number | -9.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 174,621 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,278 number, 6.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 174,621 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,428 number, 11.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 | +41.4% | 79,963 number | 113,092 number |
| 1982 | +36.7% | 31,182 number | 42,623 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,225 number | 28,919 number | 31,182 number | 3 |
| 1980s | 51,751 number | 42,623 number | 59,932 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 79,270 number | 65,647 number | 113,092 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 127,869 number | 109,634 number | 151,249 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 175,357 number | 152,324 number | 199,843 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.4 (2009)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.98 (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Myanmar?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Myanmar was 174,621 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 199,843 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,919 number in 1971.
- How does Myanmar rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Myanmar ranks 28th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.