Education spending in Myanmar
Myanmar: Education spending was 2 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
2
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
181st
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.27
in 1973
All-time low
0.7874
in 2011
Years of data
11
1972–2019
Education spending in Myanmar, 1972–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education spending in Myanmar is 2, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 154.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Myanmar peaked at 3.27 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.7874, in 2011.
Myanmar ranks 181st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Education spending in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.87 | — |
| 1973 | 3.27 | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 1.99 | -39.3% |
| 1976 | 1.73 | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 1.64 | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 1.64 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.2 | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7874 | -34.5% |
| 2017 | 2.17 | +175.1% |
| 2018 | 1.99 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.25, 47% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.19 | 1.64 | 3.27 | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.74 | 0.7874 | 2.17 | 4 |
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 education spending in Myanmar?
- Education spending in Myanmar was 2 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 in 1973.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7874 in 2011.
- How does Myanmar rank for education spending?
- Myanmar ranks 181st out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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