Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Myanmar
Myanmar: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total was 135.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Myanmar, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Myanmar is 135.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Myanmar peaked at 135.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 1973.
Myanmar ranks 16th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 111.3% | — |
| 1972 | 116.8% | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 81.0% | -30.6% |
| 1974 | 104.5% | +29.0% |
| 1999 | 123.7% | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 123.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 127.4% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 126.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 127.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 116.8% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 112.4% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 112.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 115.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 116.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 116.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 113.6% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 135.3% | +19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 103.4% | 81.0% | 116.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 123.7% | 123.7% | 123.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 119.5% | 112.4% | 127.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 124.4% | 113.6% | 135.3% | 2 |
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 intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Myanmar?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Myanmar was 135.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 135.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
- Myanmar ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.