Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 1.56 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Myanmar, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1.56 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Myanmar peaked at 1.56 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 729,645, in 1999.
Myanmar ranks 22nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 729,645 | — |
| 2000 | 822,795 | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 804,138 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 832,185 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 838,292 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 901,273 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 947,092 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 996,806 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.06 million | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 1.45 million | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 1.51 million | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 729,645 | 729,645 | 729,645 | 1 |
| 2000s | 927,751 | 804,138 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 million | 1.10 million | 1.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Myanmar?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Myanmar was 1.56 million in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 729,645 in 1999.
- How does Myanmar rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Myanmar ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release