Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Myanmar
Myanmar: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 87.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 87.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Myanmar peaked at 87.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 1977.
Myanmar ranks 138th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 57.5% | — |
| 1972 | 56.3% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 54.6% | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 54.1% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 54.3% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 59.8% | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 62.6% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 62.0% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 63.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 56.1% | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 61.3% | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 66.2% | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 61.7% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 64.4% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 65.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.4% | 54.1% | 57.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 61.9% | 59.8% | 63.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 63.1% | 56.1% | 66.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 64.4% | 71.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 71.3% | 87.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2018)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.64 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1014 units per person (2018)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Myanmar?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Myanmar was 87.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 1977.
- How does Myanmar rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Myanmar ranks 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and 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.