Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Myanmar
Myanmar: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions was 100.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 155 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1998
All-time low
100.0%
in 1998
Years of data
6
1998–2018
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Myanmar, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Myanmar stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Myanmar peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1998.
That places Myanmar 1st out of 155 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.5%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Canada 100.0%
- 1 Comoros 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Djibouti 100.0% compare
- 1 Eritrea 100.0% compare
- 1 Greece 100.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0%
- 1 Seychelles 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0%
- 1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Myanmar?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Myanmar was 100.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- How does Myanmar rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions?
- Myanmar ranks 1st out of 155 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release