Teachers in primary education, male in Myanmar
Myanmar: Teachers in primary education, male was 42,940 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in Myanmar, 1971–2018
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.
Teachers in primary education, male in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 39,237 number | — |
| 1972 | 40,562 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 39,954 number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 35,642 number | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 36,391 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 38,113 number | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 36,856 number | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 35,735 number | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 34,390 number | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 37,831 number | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 36,824 number | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 42,220 number | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 42,536 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 42,824 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 42,772 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 41,354 number | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 39,979 number | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 41,594 number | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 37,522 number | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 38,597 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 33,261 number | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 34,603 number | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 31,050 number | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 30,657 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 30,161 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 29,919 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 29,017 number | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 28,019 number | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 29,342 number | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 30,372 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 41,590 number | +36.9% |
| 2017 | 41,273 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 42,940 number | +4.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 42,940 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 42,940 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,336 number, 9.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +36.9% | 30,372 number | 41,590 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Myanmar
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
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
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/