Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Myanmar
Myanmar: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 2.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Myanmar, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education as a share of gdp in Myanmar is 2.0%, 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, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Myanmar peaked at 3.3% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 4 |
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 government spending on education as a share of gdp in Myanmar?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Myanmar was 2.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1973.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
- How does Myanmar rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Myanmar ranks 181st out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.