Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar
Myanmar: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 9.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 9.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar peaked at 9.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1960.
Myanmar ranks 122nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.6% | — |
| 1965 | 1.9% | +19.7% |
| 1970 | 3.3% | +73.9% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 5.6% | +79.8% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | +36.4% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | -36.2% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 119 Yemen 10.7% compare
- 120 Guatemala 10.2% compare
- 121 Central African Republic 9.5% compare
- 123 Togo 9.2% compare
- 124 Afghanistan 8.7% compare
- 125 Mauritania 8.2% compare
More education data for Myanmar
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1014 units per person (2018)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2018)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.64 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar was 9.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1960.
- How does Myanmar rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Myanmar ranks 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary