Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 89.8% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Myanmar, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 89.8% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Myanmar peaked at 89.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 1981.
Myanmar ranks 108th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.0% | 42.9% | 44.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 48.4% | 45.2% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 52.6% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 63.2% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 85.1% | 89.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 217,561 (2018)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Myanmar?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Myanmar was 89.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 1981.
- How does Myanmar rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Myanmar ranks 108th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release