Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 73.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2018, lower secondary completion rate, total in Myanmar stood at 73.8%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Myanmar peaked at 73.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1972.
Myanmar ranks 130th 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, total (% of relevant age group) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 13.1% | — |
| 1972 | 12.2% | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 13.5% | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 12.9% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 31.6% | +144.5% |
| 2000 | 35.3% | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | +7.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +144.5% | 12.9% | 31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9% | 12.2% | 13.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 35.3% | 45.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 45.9% | 73.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 127 Sao Tome and Principe 74.9% compare
- 128 British Virgin Islands 74.8% compare
- 129 Bangladesh 73.8% compare
- 131 El Salvador 72.7% compare
- 132 Namibia 71.9% compare
- 133 Cote d'Ivoire 70.8% compare
More education data for Myanmar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.4 (2009)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.98 (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Myanmar?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Myanmar was 73.8% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1972.
- How does Myanmar rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Myanmar ranks 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.7%. 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, total (% 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.