Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Myanmar
Myanmar: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.8055 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Myanmar, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.8055 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2019.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Myanmar peaked at 0.879 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3778 GPIA, in 1973.
That places Myanmar 102nd out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3778 GPIA | — |
| 1983 | 0.4745 GPIA | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7538 GPIA | +58.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8484 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.879 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8055 GPIA | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3778 GPIA | 0.3778 GPIA | 0.3778 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4745 GPIA | 0.4745 GPIA | 0.4745 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8217 GPIA | 0.7538 GPIA | 0.879 GPIA | 4 |
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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Myanmar?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Myanmar was 0.8055 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.879 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3778 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Myanmar ranks 102nd out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release