Lower secondary completion rate, male in Myanmar
Myanmar: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 68.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Myanmar is 68.9%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Myanmar peaked at 68.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1972.
Myanmar ranks 129th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14.4% | — |
| 1972 | 13.6% | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 14.9% | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 14.7% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 30.8% | +109.6% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 13.6% | 14.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 34.4% | 44.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 43.8% | 68.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 126 Afghanistan 71.5% compare
- 127 Algeria 71.1% compare
- 128 Sao Tome and Principe 69.6% compare
- 130 El Salvador 68.9% compare
- 131 British Virgin Islands 68.7% compare
- 132 Côte d'Ivoire 68.1% compare
More education data for Myanmar
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 154,103 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -13.72 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 932,199 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.82 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 174,621 (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,940 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 545,901 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 386,298 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Myanmar?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Myanmar was 68.9% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1972.
- How does Myanmar rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Myanmar ranks 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.