Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Myanmar
Myanmar: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 21.9% in 2019. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Myanmar, 1973β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Myanmar is 21.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.0% on the previous year and up 184.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Myanmar peaked at 21.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1973.
That places Myanmar 111th out of 141 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 7.7% | 21.9% | 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 upper secondary education or in Myanmar?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Myanmar was 21.9% 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 21.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Myanmar ranks 111th out of 141 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release