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
- Denmark
- Myanmar
How they compare
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.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 66.2% | 0.0% | 66.2% | Denmark |
| 1830s | 69.5% | 0.0% | 69.4% | Denmark |
| 1840s | 72.5% | 0.1% | 72.5% | Denmark |
| 1850s | 75.4% | 0.1% | 75.3% | Denmark |
| 1860s | 78.1% | 0.3% | 77.8% | Denmark |
| 1870s | 80.6% | 0.8% | 79.8% | Denmark |
| 1880s | 83.1% | 1.7% | 81.4% | Denmark |
| 1890s | 85.6% | 2.2% | 83.5% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 88.1% | 3.5% | 84.6% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 90.6% | 7.8% | 82.8% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 93.1% | 10.5% | 82.6% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 95.6% | 13.2% | 82.4% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 98.1% | 15.9% | 82.2% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 31.3% | 68.7% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 38.6% | 61.4% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 98.5% | 62.0% | 36.5% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 95.0% | 69.3% | 25.7% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 96.9% | 2.1% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Denmark or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 99.4% against 99.2% in Denmark as of 2009.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Denmark and Myanmar?
- 0.2%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Myanmar?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2009.
- How do Denmark and Myanmar rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Denmark ranks 19th and Myanmar ranks 17th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.