Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Myanmar
Myanmar: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 10.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Myanmar, 1973–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 10.6% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Myanmar peaked at 10.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1973.
Myanmar ranks 101st of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 1.5% | — |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +529.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -97.7% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +3984.6% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 0.2% | 10.6% | 5 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.22 (2018)
- School enrollment, primary 120.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Myanmar?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Myanmar was 10.6% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Myanmar ranks 101st out of 128 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.