Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Myanmar

Myanmar: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 450,148 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
450,148 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
28th
of 206 countries
All-time high
540,985 number
in 1990
All-time low
387,687 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Myanmar, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 450,148 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Myanmar peaked at 540,985 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 387,687 number, in 1970.

That places Myanmar 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Myanmar, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 387,687 number
1971 395,894 number +2.1%
1972 407,922 number +3.0%
1973 420,608 number +3.1%
1974 432,907 number +2.9%
1975 443,483 number +2.4%
1976 450,848 number +1.7%
1977 459,871 number +2.0%
1978 467,429 number +1.6%
1979 473,807 number +1.4%
1980 479,543 number +1.2%
1981 485,304 number +1.2%
1982 493,629 number +1.7%
1983 501,673 number +1.6%
1984 509,032 number +1.5%
1985 515,259 number +1.2%
1986 519,802 number +0.9%
1987 527,022 number +1.4%
1988 533,845 number +1.3%
1989 539,020 number +1.0%
1990 540,985 number +0.4%
1991 538,174 number -0.5%
1992 535,180 number -0.6%
1993 528,788 number -1.2%
1994 520,374 number -1.6%
1995 511,897 number -1.6%
1996 505,620 number -1.2%
1997 501,825 number -0.8%
1998 498,891 number -0.6%
1999 496,824 number -0.4%
2000 495,556 number -0.3%
2001 495,016 number -0.1%
2002 499,930 number +1.0%
2003 506,880 number +1.4%
2004 514,288 number +1.5%
2005 520,127 number +1.1%
2006 521,997 number +0.4%
2007 526,085 number +0.8%
2008 529,238 number +0.6%
2009 530,743 number +0.3%
2010 529,845 number -0.2%
2011 525,690 number -0.8%
2012 517,859 number -1.5%
2013 507,462 number -2.0%
2014 495,712 number -2.3%
2015 484,333 number -2.3%
2016 475,636 number -1.8%
2017 468,042 number -1.6%
2018 461,133 number -1.5%
2019 455,109 number -1.3%
2020 450,148 number -1.1%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 450,148 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 3.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 450,148 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 28.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 434,046 number 387,687 number 473,807 number 10
1980s 510,413 number 479,543 number 539,020 number 10
1990s 517,856 number 496,824 number 540,985 number 10
2000s 513,986 number 495,016 number 530,743 number 10
2010s 492,082 number 455,109 number 529,845 number 10
2020s 450,148 number 450,148 number 450,148 number 1

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 25 Angola 529,239 number compare
  2. 26 Algeria 476,154 number compare
  3. 27 Mozambique 468,346 number compare
  4. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 422,268 number compare
  5. 30 France 418,533 number compare
  6. 31 Yemen 401,242 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Myanmar?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Myanmar was 450,148 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 540,985 number in 1990.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 387,687 number in 1970.
How does Myanmar rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Myanmar ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male 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.