Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar
Myanmar: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 11.7% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar is 11.7%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar peaked at 14.5% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1990.
That places Myanmar 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.4% | — |
| 1965 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 8.5% | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 9.1% | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 12.0% | +32.1% |
| 1985 | 14.5% | +20.6% |
| 1990 | 7.7% | -47.2% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 12.0% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 132 Cambodia 13.5% compare
- 133 Sudan 12.4% compare
- 134 Mauritania 12.1% compare
- 136 Afghanistan 9.9% compare
- 137 Papua New Guinea 9.5% compare
- 138 Mali 8.4% compare
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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Myanmar was 11.7% 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 14.5% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Myanmar ranks 135th 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 18.6%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)