Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Myanmar

Myanmar: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 42.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
42.0%
World rank
16th
of 144 countries
All-time high
61.0%
in 2000
All-time low
19.0%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Myanmar, 1960–2010

20304050601960198520101960: 19.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 20.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 19 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 28.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 38.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 43.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 45.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 56.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 61 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 56.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 42 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 42.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Myanmar peaked at 61.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1970.

Myanmar ranks 16th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Myanmar, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 19.6%
1965 20.5% +4.4%
1970 19.0% -7.4%
1975 28.1% +48.0%
1980 38.9% +38.6%
1985 43.9% +12.7%
1990 45.2% +3.1%
1995 56.3% +24.5%
2000 61.0% +8.2%
2005 56.5% -7.3%
2010 42.0% -25.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 20.1% 19.6% 20.5% 2
1970s 23.5% 19.0% 28.1% 2
1980s 41.4% 38.9% 43.9% 2
1990s 50.8% 45.2% 56.3% 2
2000s 58.8% 56.5% 61.0% 2
2010s 42.0% 42.0% 42.0% 1

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 13 Eswatini 45.5% compare
  2. 14 Namibia 45.2% compare
  3. 15 Nepal 43.6% compare
  4. 17 Syrian Arab Republic 41.0% compare
  5. 18 Rwanda 39.5% compare
  6. 19 Zimbabwe 39.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Myanmar?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Myanmar was 42.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1970.
How does Myanmar rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
Myanmar ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)