Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 37,144 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Myanmar, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 37,144 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Myanmar peaked at 37,144 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,547 number, in 1999.
That places Myanmar 30th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10,547 number | — |
| 2000 | 11,492 number | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 12,803 number | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 13,513 number | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 12,801 number | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 14,660 number | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 15,352 number | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 16,063 number | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 17,958 number | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 18,835 number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 18,952 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 19,651 number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 25,024 number | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 34,300 number | +37.1% |
| 2017 | 36,923 number | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 37,144 number | +0.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 37,144 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12,541 number, 3.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 37,144 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,382 number, 4.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,547 number | 10,547 number | 10,547 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 15,243 number | 11,492 number | 18,952 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,608 number | 19,651 number | 37,144 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 upper secondary education, female in Myanmar?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Myanmar was 37,144 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 37,144 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,547 number in 1999.
- How does Myanmar rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Myanmar ranks 30th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.2%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.