Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Myanmar: Teachers in primary education, male

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
161,517 number
in 2019
Myanmar
42,940 number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
40th
Myanmar rank
42nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Myanmar
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197119952019

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 161,517 number against 42,940 number in Myanmar, a difference of 118,577 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.8 times Myanmar's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th and Myanmar ranks 42nd of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Myanmar Difference Ahead
1980s 191,502 number 36,473 number 155,029 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 205,056 number 41,897 number 163,159 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 202,699 number 32,281 number 170,419 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 172,361 number 37,103 number 135,258 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Myanmar?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 161,517 number against 42,940 number in Myanmar as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Myanmar?
118,577 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Myanmar?
30 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Myanmar rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th and Myanmar ranks 42nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/