Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (ratio female) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (ratio female) was 67.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Myanmar, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 67.3% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 90.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Myanmar peaked at 67.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1999.
Myanmar ranks 138th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (ratio female) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 30.0% | — |
| 2000 | 34.9% | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 32.5% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 35.1% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +37.6% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +10.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 67.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.9%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 67.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.8%, 75% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (ratio 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 | +37.6% | 40.2% | 55.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 32.5% | 38.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 38.6% | 67.3% | 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 gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Myanmar?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Myanmar was 67.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1999.
- How does Myanmar rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Myanmar ranks 138th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.1%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release