Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Myanmar
Myanmar: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.8536 GPIA in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.8536 GPIA
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
70th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.28 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.8536 GPIA
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2019
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Myanmar, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Myanmar stood at 0.8536 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 33.4% over five years.
Myanmar ranks 70th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.28 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.9087 GPIA | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9463 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9851 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8536 GPIA | -13.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.8536 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7558 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.8536 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9584 GPIA, 89% 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 upper secondary education or in Myanmar?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Myanmar was 0.8536 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8536 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Myanmar rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Myanmar ranks 70th out of 107 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release