Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Myanmar
Myanmar: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 38.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Myanmar, 1973–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 38.5% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Myanmar peaked at 38.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1973.
Myanmar ranks 104th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5.1% | — |
| 1983 | 10.7% | +109.8% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | +204.7% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 32.6% | 38.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.82 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 174,621 (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,940 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 545,901 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 386,298 (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Myanmar?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Myanmar was 38.5% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Myanmar ranks 104th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.