Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 443,386 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Myanmar, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 443,386 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Myanmar peaked at 541,263 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 399,180 number, in 1970.
Myanmar ranks 28th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 399,180 number | — |
| 1971 | 406,603 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 417,521 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 428,921 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 439,945 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 449,548 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 456,555 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 465,063 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 472,369 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 478,681 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 484,400 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 490,021 number | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 497,785 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 505,243 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 512,051 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 517,834 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 522,138 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 528,840 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 535,109 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 539,750 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 541,263 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 538,159 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 534,532 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 527,526 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 518,614 number | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 509,867 number | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 503,619 number | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 499,243 number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 496,007 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 493,808 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 492,424 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 491,653 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 496,395 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 502,951 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 509,865 number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 515,294 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 516,994 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 520,645 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 523,424 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 524,601 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 523,374 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 518,860 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 511,138 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 500,776 number | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 489,042 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 477,736 number | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 469,223 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 461,636 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 454,690 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 448,559 number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 443,386 number | -1.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 443,386 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 443,386 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 29.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 441,439 number | 399,180 number | 478,681 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 513,317 number | 484,400 number | 539,750 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 516,264 number | 493,808 number | 541,263 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 509,425 number | 491,653 number | 524,601 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 485,503 number | 448,559 number | 523,374 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 443,386 number | 443,386 number | 443,386 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Myanmar?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Myanmar was 443,386 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 541,263 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 399,180 number in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Myanmar ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.