Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar
Myanmar: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 47,201 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 47,201 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 103.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar peaked at 47,201 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14,400 number, in 1999.
Myanmar ranks 43rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14,400 number | — |
| 2000 | 15,824 number | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 17,263 number | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 17,942 number | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 17,013 number | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 19,609 number | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 19,656 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 20,405 number | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 22,509 number | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 23,192 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 22,961 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 23,806 number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 30,283 number | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 44,426 number | +46.7% |
| 2017 | 46,413 number | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 47,201 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,400 number | 14,400 number | 14,400 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 19,637 number | 15,824 number | 23,192 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,426 number | 23,806 number | 47,201 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 217,561 (2018)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar was 47,201 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 47,201 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,400 number in 1999.
- How does Myanmar rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Myanmar ranks 43rd out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.5%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.