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
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Myanmar, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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About this data
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.