Bangladesh vs Myanmar: Share of children who have completed primary school
Bangladesh
90.8%
in 2025
Myanmar
89.8%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
106th
Myanmar rank
108th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Bangladesh
- Myanmar
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 90.8% against 89.8% in Myanmar, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Myanmar ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 106th and Myanmar ranks 108th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.5% | 44.0% | 17.5% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 43.1% | 48.4% | 5.3% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 57.9% | 6.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 74.0% | 4.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 87.6% | 0.9% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Bangladesh or Myanmar?
- Bangladesh, at 90.8% against 89.8% in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Bangladesh and Myanmar?
- 1.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Myanmar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Myanmar rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Bangladesh ranks 106th and Myanmar ranks 108th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.