Myanmar: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

Key figures

Since 1999 it is up 2.47% from 28.04 in 1999 (0.13% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 4 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Myanmar's pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rose 0.31 on 2017 (from 28.42 to 28.73).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2017), the average change was +0.94 and a typical year strayed about 1.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.97 in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.39 in 2001. 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

In 2018, Myanmar had the 5th highest value of the 38 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Myanmar in the 2018 ranking

• Mauritania — 2nd of 38: 37.6
• Afghanistan — 3rd of 38: 33.87
• Mali — 4th of 38: 29.73
• El Salvador — 6th of 38: 27.8
• Colombia — 7th of 38: 26.31
• India — 8th of 38: 24.93

What this measures

Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

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

All 16 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 9.57 (2018)
• Cambodia — 21.87 (2018)
• China — 12.33 (2018)
• Indonesia — 15.42 (2018)
• Kiribati — 14.94 (2017)
• Korea, Rep. — 13.56 (2017)
• Lao PDR — 17.33 (2018)
• Macao SAR, China — 10.35 (2018)
• New Zealand — 15.02 (2017)
• Philippines — 24.18 (2017)
• Thailand

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)

Reading data like this

• Where to find free public data, and how to check it before you trust it — 2 min read
• Data analysis examples: 6 worked from one dataset — 3 min read
• Real change or random noise? A plain guide to reading your numbers — 2 min read

Questions people ask

What is Myanmar's pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?

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

How has it changed since 1999?

It is up 2.47% from 28.04 in 1999 (0.13% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 36.37 in 2010 and the lowest 25.45 in 2016.

How does Myanmar rank?

5th highest of 38 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary unusual for Myanmar?

In 2018, Myanmar's pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rose 0.31 on 2017 (from 28.42 to 28.73). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2017), the average change was +0.94 and a typical year strayed about 1.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.LO.TC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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.

Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.