Government expenditure on education, total in Myanmar
Myanmar: Government expenditure on education, total was 2.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on education, total in Myanmar, 1972–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 2.0% for government expenditure on education, total in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 154.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, total in Myanmar peaked at 3.3% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2011.
Myanmar ranks 178th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, total in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.9% | — |
| 1973 | 3.3% | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | -39.3% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -34.5% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +175.1% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, total in Myanmar?
- Government expenditure on education, total in Myanmar was 2.0% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1973.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
- How does Myanmar rank for government expenditure on education, total?
- Myanmar ranks 178th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is government expenditure on education, total rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.