Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) was 612,039 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Myanmar, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Myanmar is 612,039, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Myanmar peaked at 612,039 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 290,796, in 1999.
Myanmar ranks 37th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 290,796 | — |
| 2000 | 338,464 | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 310,373 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 308,801 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 308,817 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 319,186 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 325,002 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 333,297 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 326,717 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 353,858 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 354,469 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 363,201 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 502,406 | +38.3% |
| 2017 | 556,666 | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 612,039 | +9.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 612,039 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 114,543, 5.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 612,039 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56,286, 10.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) 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 | +38.3% | 363,201 | 502,406 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 290,796 | 290,796 | 290,796 | 1 |
| 2000s | 324,946 | 308,801 | 353,858 | 9 |
| 2010s | 477,756 | 354,469 | 612,039 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1014 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Myanmar?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Myanmar was 612,039 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 612,039 in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 290,796 in 1999.
- How does Myanmar rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Myanmar ranks 37th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release