Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Myanmar
Myanmar: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 10.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Myanmar, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Myanmar is 10.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 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 rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 10.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.2%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 10.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.4%, 45% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
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
- 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Myanmar?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Myanmar was 10.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Myanmar ranks 101st out of 128 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release