Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Myanmar

Myanmar: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 14.4% in 2019. β—† Volatile

Latest (2019)
14.4%
Change on year
up 80.5%
World rank
89th
of 111 countries
All-time high
14.4%
in 2019
All-time low
2.4%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Myanmar, 2015–2019

2.557.51012.5152015201720192015: 2.4 %2016: 4.6 %2017: 8.5 %2018: 8 %2019: 14.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 14.4% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.5% on the previous year and up 506.5% over five years.

That places Myanmar 89th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 86 Ghana 17.2% compare
  2. 87 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.6% compare
  3. 88 Uruguay 14.6% compare
  4. 90 Afghanistan 14.4% compare
  5. 91 Malawi 11.7% compare
  6. 92 Uganda 11.7% compare

See the full ranking of 111 places β†’

More education data for Myanmar

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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 14.4% 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 14.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2015.
How does Myanmar rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
Myanmar ranks 89th out of 111 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
111 places, 1,721 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release