Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Myanmar
Myanmar: Literacy rates of younger vs older population was 80.87 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
80.87
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
35th
of 85 countries
All-time high
80.87
in 2020
All-time low
62.76
in 1983
Years of data
6
1983–2020
Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Myanmar, 1983–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 80.87 for literacy rates of younger vs older population in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates of younger vs older population in Myanmar peaked at 80.87 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.76, in 1983.
That places Myanmar 35th out of 85 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 62.76 | — |
| 2000 | 75.17 | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 77.43 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 72.4 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 73.83 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 80.87 | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.76 | 62.76 | 62.76 | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.17 | 75.17 | 75.17 | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.55 | 72.4 | 77.43 | 3 |
| 2020s | 80.87 | 80.87 | 80.87 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 literacy rates of younger vs older population in Myanmar?
- Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Myanmar was 80.87 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates of younger vs older population recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 80.87 in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rates of younger vs older population recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.76 in 1983.
- How does Myanmar rank for literacy rates of younger vs older population?
- Myanmar ranks 35th out of 85 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rates of younger vs older population rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates of younger vs older population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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