Primary education, teachers in Myanmar
Myanmar: Primary education, teachers was 80.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Myanmar is 80.3%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Myanmar peaked at 84.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 1971.
Myanmar ranks 86th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.1% | 42.4% | 43.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 58.5% | 54.5% | 61.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 60.9% | 73.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 74.0% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 80.3% | 83.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.2% (2018)
- Primary education, teachers 217,561 (2018)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.8% (2018)
- School enrollment, primary, male 120.6% (2018)
- Labor force, female 37.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 22.94 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Myanmar?
- Primary education, teachers in Myanmar was 80.3% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1971.
- How does Myanmar rank for primary education, teachers?
- Myanmar ranks 86th out of 200 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.