Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar
Myanmar: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 8.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar is 8.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar peaked at 8.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1965.
Myanmar ranks 124th 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.6% | — |
| 1965 | 1.5% | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 2.6% | +70.1% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | -19.8% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | +102.9% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | +34.3% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | -34.8% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | +37.0% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar was 8.3% 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 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1965.
- How does Myanmar rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Myanmar ranks 124th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary