Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Myanmar
Myanmar: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both was 79.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
79.0%
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
84th
of 106 countries
All-time high
83.8%
in 2018
All-time low
74.2%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2015–2019
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Myanmar, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Myanmar stood at 79.0%.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 1.3% over five years.
Myanmar ranks 84th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 80.0% | — |
| 2016 | 74.2% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | -5.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 79.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.2%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 79.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.1%, 86% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.4 (2009)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.98 (2018)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,660 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 25,434 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,947 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,156 (2018)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.19 million (2018)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Myanmar?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Myanmar was 79.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Myanmar ranks 84th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release