Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Myanmar
Myanmar: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 13.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
13.3%
Change on year
up 67.2%
World rank
87th
of 113 countries
All-time high
13.3%
in 2019
All-time low
2.9%
in 2015
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Myanmar is 13.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.2% on the previous year and up 359.7% over five years.
That places Myanmar 87th out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.9% | — |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +51.5% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +89.8% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +67.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 13.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 13.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.3%, 42% 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 13.3% 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 13.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2015.
- How does Myanmar rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Myanmar ranks 87th out of 113 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release