Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Teachers in secondary education, female (number) was 132,399 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Myanmar, 1986–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, female in Myanmar is 132,399, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Myanmar peaked at 132,399 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37,885, in 1986.
That places Myanmar 31st out of 210 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 37,885 | — |
| 1987 | 44,089 | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 54,950 | +24.6% |
| 1989 | 59,031 | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 65,130 | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 70,992 | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 73,016 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 75,345 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 76,725 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 78,257 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 52,287 | -33.2% |
| 2000 | 54,330 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 57,771 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 59,438 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 56,999 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 60,384 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 64,244 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 65,774 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 68,069 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 68,884 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 69,306 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71,258 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 87,046 | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 129,935 | +49.3% |
| 2018 | 132,399 | +1.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 132,399 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22,282, 5.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 132,399 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,512, 37.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +49.3% | 87,046 | 129,935 |
| 1999 | -33.2% | 78,257 | 52,287 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48,989 | 37,885 | 59,031 | 4 |
| 1990s | 70,250 | 52,287 | 78,257 | 7 |
| 2000s | 62,520 | 54,330 | 69,306 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,160 | 71,258 | 132,399 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 28 Thailand 160,034 compare
- 29 Malaysia 152,236 compare
- 30 South Korea 151,467 compare
- 32 Saudi Arabia 119,823 compare
- 33 Sri Lanka 113,295 compare
- 34 South Africa 109,909 compare
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 secondary education, female in Myanmar?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Myanmar was 132,399 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 132,399 in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,885 in 1986.
- How does Myanmar rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Myanmar ranks 31st out of 210 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.2%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release