Myanmar vs Türkiye: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Myanmar
4.57 million number
in 2020
Türkiye
5.47 million number
in 2020
Myanmar rank
29th
Türkiye rank
26th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Myanmar
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 5.47 million number against 4.57 million number in Myanmar, a difference of 896,170 number.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 29th and Türkiye ranks 26th of 206 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 4.14 million number 4.97 million number 835,442 number Türkiye
1980s 4.94 million number 6.01 million number 1.07 million number Türkiye
1990s 5.19 million number 6.47 million number 1.27 million number Türkiye
2000s 5.03 million number 6.45 million number 1.42 million number Türkiye
2010s 4.99 million number 5.68 million number 682,629 number Türkiye
2020s 4.57 million number 5.47 million number 896,170 number Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Myanmar or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 5.47 million number against 4.57 million number in Myanmar as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Myanmar and Türkiye?
896,170 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Türkiye?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Myanmar and Türkiye rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Myanmar ranks 29th and Türkiye ranks 26th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.