4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Myanmar
Myanmar: 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) was 21.6 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education in Myanmar, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2020, 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Myanmar stood at 21.6. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Myanmar peaked at 21.6 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 130th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 20 | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.6 | +2.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 21.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.5, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 21.6 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.89, 37% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%) in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +100.0% | 6 | 12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7 | 6 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9 | 16 | 21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.4 (2009)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.98 (2018)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,660 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 25,434 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,947 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,156 (2018)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.19 million (2018)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Myanmar?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Myanmar was 21.6 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education?
- Myanmar ranks 130th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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