Population of compulsory school age, male in Myanmar
Myanmar: Population of compulsory school age, male was 2.30 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, male in Myanmar, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 2.30 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Myanmar peaked at 2.45 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.26 million, in 2020.
That places Myanmar 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.43 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.44 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2.45 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.45 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.45 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.44 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.43 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.42 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.42 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.42 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.42 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.41 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.40 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.38 million | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.35 million | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.32 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.30 million | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.29 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.28 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.27 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.26 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.26 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.27 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.29 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.30 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.44 million | 2.43 million | 2.44 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.43 million | 2.41 million | 2.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 2.26 million | 2.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 million | 2.26 million | 2.30 million | 6 |
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 population of compulsory school age, male in Myanmar?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Myanmar was 2.30 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 million in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Myanmar ranks 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release