Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 87.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Myanmar, 2006–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 87.9% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2018.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Myanmar peaked at 94.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 2017.
That places Myanmar 4th out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.6% | 92.5% | 94.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 86.0% | 89.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.2% (2018)
- Primary education, teachers 217,561 (2018)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.1 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.8% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Myanmar?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Myanmar was 87.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 2017.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Myanmar ranks 4th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.