Denmark vs Myanmar: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education

Denmark

99.2%

in 2024

Myanmar

99.4%

in 2009

Denmark rank

19th

Myanmar rank

17th

Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time

Myanmar currently reports 99.4% against 99.2% in Denmark, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 19th and Myanmar ranks 17th of 190 countries.

Indicator: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.