Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 77.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Myanmar, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Myanmar is 77.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Myanmar peaked at 77.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 1999.
That places Myanmar 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.4% | — |
| 2000 | 40.3% | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 51.3% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 73.7% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 39.8% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 55.2% | 77.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 136 Cayman Islands 83.7% compare
- 137 Turks and Caicos Islands 82.6% compare
- 138 Sierra Leone 81.1% compare
- 140 Solomon Islands 77.1% compare
- 141 Zimbabwe 75.2% compare
- 142 Honduras 74.4% compare
More education data for Myanmar
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.82 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 174,621 (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,940 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 545,901 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 386,298 (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Myanmar?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Myanmar was 77.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 1999.
- How does Myanmar rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Myanmar ranks 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.