Teachers in primary education, male in Myanmar

Myanmar: Teachers in primary education, male was 42,940 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
42,940 number
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
42nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
42,940 number
in 2018
All-time low
28,019 number
in 2009
Years of data
33
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in Myanmar, 1971–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1971199420181971: 39.2k number1972: 40.6k number1973: 40.0k number1982: 35.6k number1983: 36.4k number1984: 38.1k number1985: 36.9k number1986: 35.7k number1987: 34.4k number1988: 37.8k number1989: 36.8k number1990: 42.2k number1991: 42.5k number1992: 42.8k number1993: 42.8k number1994: 41.4k number1995: 40.0k number1999: 41.6k number2000: 37.5k number2001: 38.6k number2002: 33.3k number2003: 34.6k number2004: 31.1k number2005: 30.7k number2006: 30.2k number2007: 29.9k number2008: 29.0k number2009: 28.0k number2010: 29.3k number2014: 30.4k number2016: 41.6k number2017: 41.3k number2018: 42.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Myanmar is 42,940 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Myanmar peaked at 42,940 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28,019 number, in 2009.

Myanmar ranks 42nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 39,918 number 39,237 number 40,562 number 3
1980s 36,473 number 34,390 number 38,113 number 8
1990s 41,897 number 39,979 number 42,824 number 7
2000s 32,281 number 28,019 number 38,597 number 10
2010s 37,103 number 29,342 number 42,940 number 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 39 Mali 44,735 number compare
  2. 40 Senegal 43,978 number compare
  3. 41 Cameroon 42,950 number compare
  4. 43 Burkina Faso 42,697 number compare
  5. 44 Colombia 41,876 number compare
  6. 45 France 41,379 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Myanmar?
Teachers in primary education, male in Myanmar was 42,940 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 42,940 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 28,019 number in 2009.
How does Myanmar rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Myanmar ranks 42nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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/