Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Myanmar
Myanmar: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 9.4% in 2019. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Myanmar, 1973β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 9.4% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Myanmar peaked at 9.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.
Myanmar ranks 104th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 0.2% | 9.4% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 120.2% (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (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 9.4% 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 9.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- How does Myanmar rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Myanmar ranks 104th out of 129 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 2.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release