Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Myanmar
Myanmar: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. was 51.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Myanmar, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 51.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Myanmar peaked at 68.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1970.
That places Myanmar 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.1% | — |
| 1965 | 21.2% | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 18.2% | -14.2% |
| 1975 | 26.2% | +44.0% |
| 1980 | 35.7% | +36.4% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 63.3% | +54.5% |
| 1995 | 67.8% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 68.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | -18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.7% | 21.2% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 22.2% | 18.2% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 35.7% | 41.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 65.6% | 63.3% | 67.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 62.8% | 68.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Myanmar?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Myanmar was 51.2% 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 20-24 with primary schooling. recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling.?
- Myanmar ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)