Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1.13 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar stood at 1.13 million number. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar peaked at 1.13 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 546,102 number, in 1999.
Myanmar ranks 37th of 188 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 546,102 number | — |
| 2000 | 628,101 number | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 621,688 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 627,543 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 627,117 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 647,068 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 650,841 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 662,579 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 638,401 number | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 693,515 number | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 681,856 number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 673,719 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 688,566 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 912,036 number | +32.5% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million number | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million number | +10.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.13 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 239,284 number, 4.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.13 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 105,646 number, 10.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +32.5% | 688,566 number | 912,036 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 546,102 number | 546,102 number | 546,102 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 647,871 number | 621,688 number | 693,515 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 884,070 number | 673,719 number | 1.13 million number | 5 |
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 enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar was 1.13 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 546,102 number in 1999.
- How does Myanmar rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Myanmar ranks 37th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.