Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 59.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Myanmar, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 59.2% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Myanmar peaked at 59.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1999.
Myanmar ranks 133rd of 182 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 in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.7% | — |
| 2000 | 32.4% | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 30.0% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +35.4% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 30.0% | 37.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 36.1% | 59.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 130 Panama 61.6% compare
- 131 Seychelles 61.4% compare
- 132 Bangladesh 60.5% compare
- 134 Tajikistan 58.5% compare
- 135 El Salvador 57.7% compare
- 136 Jordan 56.8% compare
More education data for Myanmar
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 217,561 (2018)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Myanmar?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Myanmar was 59.2% 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 59.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1999.
- How does Myanmar rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Myanmar ranks 133rd out of 182 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 73.8%. 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
Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.