Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male in Myanmar
Myanmar: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male was 14.4% in 2019. ◆ 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
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.4% | — |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +93.6% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +85.5% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +80.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 14.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.9%, 91% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 14.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.6%, 43% 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 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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February 2026 Data Release