Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Myanmar
Myanmar: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both was 24.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Myanmar, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Myanmar is 24.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Myanmar peaked at 24.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1981.
That places Myanmar 132nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.8% | — |
| 1982 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 7.2% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 7.9% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 8.5% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 8.7% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 8.8% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 8.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 24.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.4%, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 24.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.0%, 41% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 8.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 11.4% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 16.2% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 21.7% | 24.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.4 (2009)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.98 (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Myanmar?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Myanmar was 24.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1981.
- How does Myanmar rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Myanmar ranks 132nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release