Myanmar: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 37.83 percentage points from 42.43% in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 15 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Myanmar's primary education, teachers (% female) fell 2.08 percentage points on 2017 (from 82.35% to 80.26%).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was +0.89 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.98 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.37 percentage points in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.08 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 33 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 77.77% (2024)
• Cambodia — 60.14% (2024)
• China — 74.51% (2024)
• Fiji — 64.64% (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 76.08% (2024)
• Indonesia — 72.37% (2025)
• Kiribati — 84.33% (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 76.66% (2024)
• Lao PDR — 54.89% (2025)
• Macao SAR, China — 81.11% (2024)
• Malaysia

More education data for Myanmar

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 5.3 million (2018)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 120.22% (2018)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 4.18 million (2018)
• Primary education, teachers — 217,561 (2018)
• Secondary education, vocational pupils — 7,348 (2018)
• Secondary education, teachers — 153,660 (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is Myanmar's primary education, teachers (% female)?

80.26% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 37.83 percentage points from 42.43% in 1971. The highest value was 84.37% in 2009 and the lowest 42.43% in 1971.

Is the latest change in primary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Myanmar?

In 2018, Myanmar's primary education, teachers (% female) fell 2.08 percentage points on 2017 (from 82.35% to 80.26%). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was +0.89 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.98 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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