Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Myanmar
Myanmar: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 23.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Myanmar, 1973–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 23.9% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 53.6% on the previous year and up 304.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Myanmar peaked at 23.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1973.
That places Myanmar 118th out of 140 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 3.5% | — |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +68.7% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +63.9% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +60.8% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +53.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 5.9% | 23.9% | 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 upper secondary in Myanmar?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Myanmar was 23.9% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Myanmar ranks 118th out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (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 upper secondary education.